diff --git a/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c b/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
index 0296d8178ae29d509306670c9bb85147c50f0633..a813239300c3d46bba1320caac77ec7adc8363a8 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ void pwmchip_sysfs_unexport_children(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 		if (test_bit(PWMF_EXPORTED, &pwm->flags))
 			pwm_unexport_child(parent, pwm);
 	}
+
+	put_device(parent);
 }
 
 static int __init pwm_sysfs_init(void)