diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
index f62aa115d79ab4f9fe7e249dbb146dfdde44153e..4667830f350e77e55e7d15bef38aaf0db27f63bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ int gpiod_export_link(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		if (tdev != NULL) {
 			status = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &tdev->kobj,
 						name);
+			put_device(tdev);
 		} else {
 			status = -ENODEV;
 		}