diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.c
index 15167e127461..fee0c7a09c4f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-core.c
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ static int __init vimc_init(void)
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&vimc_pdev.dev,
 			"platform device registration failed (err=%d)\n", ret);
+		platform_device_put(&vimc_pdev);
 		return ret;
 	}