diff --git a/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c b/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
index 2a4a5e71ad4e..ba4530459de8 100644
--- a/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ int mcb_device_register(struct mcb_bus *bus, struct mcb_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 
 out:
+	put_device(&dev->dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.c b/drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.c
index 656b6b71c768..1ae37e693de0 100644
--- a/drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.c
+++ b/drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int chameleon_parse_gdd(struct mcb_bus *bus,
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	put_device(&mdev->dev);
+	mcb_free_dev(mdev);
 
 	return ret;
 }