diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
index 70c2a1648fc12..2661cdd256ae7 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static int __init pdc_console_tty_driver_init(void)
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to register the PDC console TTY driver\n");
 		tty_port_destroy(&tty_port);
+		tty_driver_kref_put(driver);
 		return err;
 	}