diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index 8e5d818c29a9..b7cec139d816 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@ static int pci_register_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 	resource_size_t offset, next_offset;
 	LIST_HEAD(resources);
 	struct resource *res, *next_res;
+	bool bus_registered = false;
 	char addr[64], *fmt;
 	const char *name;
 	int err;
@@ -948,6 +949,7 @@ static int pci_register_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 	name = dev_name(&bus->dev);
 
 	err = device_register(&bus->dev);
+	bus_registered = true;
 	if (err)
 		goto unregister;
 
@@ -1031,12 +1033,15 @@ static int pci_register_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 unregister:
 	put_device(&bridge->dev);
 	device_del(&bridge->dev);
-
 free:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_DOMAINS_GENERIC
 	pci_bus_release_domain_nr(bus, parent);
 #endif
-	kfree(bus);
+	if (bus_registered)
+		put_device(&bus->dev);
+	else
+		kfree(bus);
+
 	return err;
 }