diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
index aaeeacc121215..546cc935e035a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ static int i2c_acpi_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long value,
 			break;
 
 		i2c_acpi_register_device(adapter, adev, &info);
+		put_device(&adapter->dev);
 		break;
 	case ACPI_RECONFIG_DEVICE_REMOVE:
 		if (!acpi_device_enumerated(adev))