diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 6ab982309e6a04cd3c933850d34aabaaf3dd60e4..4417781008878eb616d194f89fd176c92acfc502 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1102,8 +1102,9 @@ void thermal_cooling_device_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 	mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&thermal_cdev_ida, cdev->id);
-	device_unregister(&cdev->device);
+	device_del(&cdev->device);
 	thermal_cooling_device_destroy_sysfs(cdev);
+	put_device(&cdev->device);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_cooling_device_unregister);