diff --git a/drivers/uwb/umc-dev.c b/drivers/uwb/umc-dev.c
index 4613c13cd8511e8d6036c256a8789e831dfda13c..7b0b268e0c8e0707f6bb34e84a6688e760c0a10d 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/umc-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/umc-dev.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int umc_device_register(struct umc_dev *umc)
 	return 0;
 
 error_device_register:
+	put_device(&umc->dev);
 	release_resource(&umc->resource);
 error_request_resource:
 	return err;