diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 6cf916d9db6d0cec991870b95a5fb587b32453cb..0cbac71195b5e06c6786f07b5bd95913ae3a7ec3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ int nvmem_unregister(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
 
 	nvmem_device_remove_all_cells(nvmem);
 	device_del(&nvmem->dev);
+	put_device(&nvmem->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }