diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/flash.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/flash.c
index 7c61c70ba3f65c67d26fbdde32de8067a8334bd3..3aa216bf0939ff015c0b6ae121f6f1e7f69bd33d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/flash.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/flash.c
@@ -401,8 +401,10 @@ static int device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (down_interruptible(&sem) != 0)
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (!(adapter = get_cxl_adapter(adapter_num)))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!(adapter = get_cxl_adapter(adapter_num))) {
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_unlock;
+	}
 
 	file->private_data = adapter;
 	continue_token = 0;
@@ -446,6 +448,8 @@ static int device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		free_page((unsigned long) le);
 err:
 	put_device(&adapter->dev);
+err_unlock:
+	up(&sem);
 
 	return rc;
 }