diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c
index 421bbc5fee324b485f409e7a025338bc524eecf5..564d97f94b6cd4d248b7cdad8b3b4e138144ff97 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ static void aer_recover_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 			continue;
 		}
 		do_recovery(pdev, entry.severity);
+		pci_dev_put(pdev);
 	}
 }
 #endif