diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 6f33c1e89a14..3e1afb4ac77c 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ int devfreq_remove_device(struct devfreq *devfreq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	device_unregister(&devfreq->dev);
-	put_device(&devfreq->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }