diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss_iris.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss_iris.c
index dd36fd077911..1e197f773474 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss_iris.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_wcnss_iris.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ struct qcom_iris *qcom_iris_probe(struct device *parent, bool *use_48mhz_xo)
 
 err_device_del:
 	device_del(&iris->dev);
+	put_device(&iris->dev);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
@@ -204,4 +205,5 @@ err_device_del:
 void qcom_iris_remove(struct qcom_iris *iris)
 {
 	device_del(&iris->dev);
+	put_device(&iris->dev);
 }