diff --git a/drivers/pci/search.c b/drivers/pci/search.c
index 217814fef4ef4c7e5b3e4b54b96b1e70c7e2b7d4..3b3b5f1787973556f7dacecd01b1ab3bbe68b68f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/search.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/search.c
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ static struct pci_dev *pci_get_dev_by_id(const struct pci_device_id *id,
 			      match_pci_dev_by_id);
 	if (dev)
 		pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
+	if (from)
+		pci_dev_put(from);
 	return pdev;
 }