diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-gio.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-gio.c
index 2f5c6c6f8254..7b7572d11250 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-gio.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-gio.c
@@ -133,13 +133,9 @@ static int gio_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 	if (!drv->probe)
 		return error;
 
-	gio_dev_get(gio_dev);
-
 	match = gio_match_device(drv->id_table, gio_dev);
 	if (match)
 		error = drv->probe(gio_dev, match);
-	if (error)
-		gio_dev_put(gio_dev);
 
 	return error;
 }