diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c b/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
index 25f27ec1dd6e4bba2590b869745d575c1d5b3545..ba4d85e317ed459907601b1df426738ddf88ee68 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static __init int pcm030_fabric_init(void)
 	rc = platform_device_add(pdev);
 	if (rc) {
 		pr_err("pcm030_fabric_init: platform_device_add() failed\n");
+		platform_device_put(pdev);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	return 0;