diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
index 5d7ab577fba94602e638270cb2e4d34d189ef565..2bb82e55065aa3e7d615b6b1c2e46286df0d9d4e 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ static int adc_jack_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	free_irq(data->irq, data);
 	cancel_work_sync(&data->handler.work);
+	iio_channel_release(data->chan);
 
 	return 0;
 }