diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c b/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
index 86105efb4eb6cb948314a69b3b754ffdc290771a..0ecac7e532f6b70372c84b6cc52638cc8edcfb7e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ static int __init hvc_iucv_alloc(int id, unsigned int is_console)
 	priv->dev->release = (void (*)(struct device *)) kfree;
 	rc = device_register(priv->dev);
 	if (rc) {
-		kfree(priv->dev);
+		put_device(priv->dev);
 		goto out_error_dev;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/monreader.c b/drivers/s390/char/monreader.c
index 3234e90bd7f99b6bc632c9844e53e4e479f0aae2..89ece1c235aa7d4919a5efd505196137a156409c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/monreader.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/monreader.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static int __init mon_init(void)
 	monreader_device->release = (void (*)(struct device *))kfree;
 	rc = device_register(monreader_device);
 	if (rc) {
-		kfree(monreader_device);
+		put_device(monreader_device);
 		goto out_driver;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
index c20a4fe6da514d4f079d859b8c0775b3f9589272..d1a142fa3eb46c000fe00654aa43a1c5253102f3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
@@ -765,8 +765,10 @@ static int vmlogrdr_register_device(struct vmlogrdr_priv_t *priv)
 	} else
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	ret = device_register(dev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		put_device(dev);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &vmlogrdr_attr_group);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
index 3e5f304ad88fea3d10598c2e88223472f8a4d113..40002830d48a83030cf3158201f43e3d0bc14885 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ int chp_new(struct chp_id chpid)
 	if (ret) {
 		CIO_MSG_EVENT(0, "Could not register chp%x.%02x: %d\n",
 			      chpid.cssid, chpid.id, ret);
-		goto out_free;
+		put_device(&chp->dev);
+		goto out;
 	}
 	ret = sysfs_create_group(&chp->dev.kobj, &chp_attr_group);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
index 0a3ce6522f0bfce9c68913c6aad8d804955b4cb9..45858f3b731887833777474362ca5c4ffde0cdd1 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
@@ -151,18 +151,6 @@ css_alloc_subchannel(struct subchannel_id schid)
 	return sch;
 }
 
-static void
-css_free_subchannel(struct subchannel *sch)
-{
-	if (sch) {
-		/* Reset intparm to zeroes. */
-		sch->config.intparm = 0;
-		cio_commit_config(sch);
-		kfree(sch->lock);
-		kfree(sch);
-	}
-}
-
 static void
 css_subchannel_release(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -332,7 +320,7 @@ int css_probe_device(struct subchannel_id schid)
 		return PTR_ERR(sch);
 	ret = css_register_subchannel(sch);
 	if (ret)
-		css_free_subchannel(sch);
+		put_device(&sch->dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -649,7 +637,10 @@ __init_channel_subsystem(struct subchannel_id schid, void *data)
 	 * not working) so we do it now. This is true e.g. for the
 	 * console subchannel.
 	 */
-	css_register_subchannel(sch);
+	if (css_register_subchannel(sch)) {
+		if (!cio_is_console(schid))
+			put_device(&sch->dev);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -925,8 +916,10 @@ init_channel_subsystem (void)
 				goto out_device;
 		}
 		ret = device_register(&css->pseudo_subchannel->dev);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			put_device(&css->pseudo_subchannel->dev);
 			goto out_file;
+		}
 	}
 	ret = register_reboot_notifier(&css_reboot_notifier);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
index ed3dcdea7fe10cb7b521f7ccdb78a1bb5bfc86cc..ae9ab240c7f13f5dd612564f7795c31d243d9782 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ static void ap_scan_bus(struct work_struct *unused)
 		ap_dev->device.release = ap_device_release;
 		rc = device_register(&ap_dev->device);
 		if (rc) {
-			kfree(ap_dev);
+			put_device(&ap_dev->device);
 			continue;
 		}
 		/* Add device attributes. */
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c b/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
index 8c36eafcfbfeb5957460196f4fca9a387ca2bdbb..87dff11061b0cc4cc91c1076afa30bffd81115ee 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
@@ -1839,9 +1839,10 @@ static int netiucv_register_device(struct net_device *ndev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = device_register(dev);
-
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		put_device(dev);
 		return ret;
+	}
 	ret = netiucv_add_files(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unreg;
@@ -2226,8 +2227,10 @@ static int __init netiucv_init(void)
 	netiucv_dev->release = (void (*)(struct device *))kfree;
 	netiucv_dev->driver = &netiucv_driver;
 	rc = device_register(netiucv_dev);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		put_device(netiucv_dev);
 		goto out_driver;
+	}
 	netiucv_banner();
 	return rc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c b/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
index e76a320d373baeb99e32b16a9ac954ad65a00380..102000d1af6f9d8912e325f9796d4caf3028d1a8 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ static int __init smsg_init(void)
 	smsg_dev->driver = &smsg_driver;
 	rc = device_register(smsg_dev);
 	if (rc)
-		goto out_free_dev;
+		goto out_put;
 
 	cpcmd("SET SMSG IUCV", NULL, 0, NULL);
 	return 0;
 
-out_free_dev:
-	kfree(smsg_dev);
+out_put:
+	put_device(smsg_dev);
 out_free_path:
 	iucv_path_free(smsg_path);
 	smsg_path = NULL;