diff --git a/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c b/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c
index 4281d34cd0e7..7351fb87c7ab 100644
--- a/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c
+++ b/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ static __init int cxl_test_init(void)
 err_mem:
 	cxl_mem_exit();
 err_root:
-	platform_device_put(cxl_acpi);
+	platform_device_unregister(cxl_acpi);
 err_rch:
 	cxl_rch_topo_exit();
 err_single: