diff --git a/kernel/power/suspend_test.c b/kernel/power/suspend_test.c
index 084452e34a125ff24da375e6dce25c1224b46310..bdff5ed57f10a5ef57a015856830471422f3918a 100644
--- a/kernel/power/suspend_test.c
+++ b/kernel/power/suspend_test.c
@@ -203,8 +203,10 @@ static int __init test_suspend(void)
 
 	/* RTCs have initialized by now too ... can we use one? */
 	dev = class_find_device(rtc_class, NULL, NULL, has_wakealarm);
-	if (dev)
+	if (dev) {
 		rtc = rtc_class_open(dev_name(dev));
+		put_device(dev);
+	}
 	if (!rtc) {
 		printk(warn_no_rtc);
 		return 0;