diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c b/drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c
index 7b6d4c2087d7..747ee64a78e1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sun_esp.c
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ static int esp_sbus_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 	struct device_node *dp = op->dev.of_node;
 	struct platform_device *dma_of = NULL;
 	int hme = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (dp->parent &&
 	    (!strcmp(dp->parent->name, "espdma") ||
@@ -580,7 +581,11 @@ static int esp_sbus_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 	if (!dma_of)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return esp_sbus_probe_one(op, dma_of, hme);
+	ret = esp_sbus_probe_one(op, dma_of, hme);
+	if (ret)
+		put_device(&dma_of->dev);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int esp_sbus_remove(struct platform_device *op)
@@ -613,6 +618,8 @@ static int esp_sbus_remove(struct platform_device *op)
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&op->dev, NULL);
 
+	put_device(&dma_of->dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }