diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/mlx-platform.c b/drivers/platform/x86/mlx-platform.c
index 671021cd1f598..9c7f30a47f1f1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/mlx-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/mlx-platform.c
@@ -6237,6 +6237,7 @@ mlxplat_pci_fpga_device_init(unsigned int device, const char *res_name, struct p
 fail_pci_request_regions:
 	pci_disable_device(pci_dev);
 fail_pci_enable_device:
+	pci_dev_put(pci_dev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -6247,6 +6248,7 @@ mlxplat_pci_fpga_device_exit(struct pci_dev *pci_bridge,
 	iounmap(pci_bridge_addr);
 	pci_release_regions(pci_bridge);
 	pci_disable_device(pci_bridge);
+	pci_dev_put(pci_bridge);
 }
 
 static int