diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 7604f4e5df40..af6a245dc505 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ int mfd_clone_cell(const char *cell, const char **clones, size_t n_clones)
 					clones[i]);
 	}
 
+	put_device(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mfd_clone_cell);