diff --git a/drivers/pci/xen-pcifront.c b/drivers/pci/xen-pcifront.c
index cffc32d66032..0dea8a69fa36 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/xen-pcifront.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/xen-pcifront.c
@@ -579,16 +579,15 @@ static pci_ers_result_t pcifront_common_process(int cmd,
 	int bus = pdev->sh_info->aer_op.bus;
 	int devfn = pdev->sh_info->aer_op.devfn;
 	int domain = pdev->sh_info->aer_op.domain;
-	struct pci_dev *pcidev;
+	struct pci_dev *pcidev __free(pci_dev_put) =
+		pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot(domain, bus, devfn);
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->xdev->dev,
 		"pcifront AER process: cmd %x (bus:%x, devfn%x)",
 		cmd, bus, devfn);
 
-	pcidev = pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot(domain, bus, devfn);
 	if (!pcidev || !pcidev->dev.driver) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->xdev->dev, "device or AER driver is NULL\n");
-		pci_dev_put(pcidev);
 		return PCI_ERS_RESULT_NONE;
 	}
 	pdrv = to_pci_driver(pcidev->dev.driver);