diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index 1c6b78ad5..828fb236a 100755
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -1509,9 +1509,11 @@ i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 			desc->dev->dev.of_node = desc->boardinfo->of_node;
 
 		ret = device_register(&desc->dev->dev);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&master->dev,
 				"Failed to add I3C device (err = %d)\n", ret);
+			put_device(&desc->dev->dev);
+		}
 	}
 }