diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
index 175f5f9937b0..8ee96b59fdbc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
@@ -1542,11 +1542,9 @@ static int tegra_dsi_ganged_probe(struct tegra_dsi *dsi)
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 		dsi->slave = platform_get_drvdata(gangster);
-
-		if (!dsi->slave) {
-			put_device(&gangster->dev);
+		put_device(&gangster->dev);
+		if (!dsi->slave)
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-		}
 
 		dsi->slave->master = dsi;
 	}