diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv-sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv-sysfs.c
index 1c5f97102103f6d4410c46040b0439ac6f7c67dd..39708ab4f26e56ce1b444474330c26ab3bb4c778 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv-sysfs.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static int rtrs_srv_create_once_sysfs_root_folders(struct rtrs_srv_sess *sess)
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		pr_err("kobject_create_and_add(): %d\n", err);
 		device_del(&srv->dev);
+		put_device(&srv->dev);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 	dev_set_uevent_suppress(&srv->dev, false);
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ rtrs_srv_destroy_once_sysfs_root_folders(struct rtrs_srv_sess *sess)
 		kobject_put(srv->kobj_paths);
 		mutex_unlock(&srv->paths_mutex);
 		device_del(&srv->dev);
+		put_device(&srv->dev);
 	} else {
 		mutex_unlock(&srv->paths_mutex);
 	}