diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c
index 12191aeb6566..a859deab2bca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c
@@ -548,13 +548,6 @@ static void gpio_mpsse_ida_remove(void *data)
 	ida_free(&gpio_mpsse_ida, priv->id);
 }
 
-static void gpio_mpsse_usb_put_dev(void *data)
-{
-	struct mpsse_priv *priv = data;
-
-	usb_put_dev(priv->udev);
-}
-
 static int mpsse_init_valid_mask(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 				 unsigned long *valid_mask,
 				 unsigned int ngpios)
@@ -598,11 +591,7 @@ static int gpio_mpsse_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->workers);
 
-	priv->udev = usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(interface));
-	err = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, gpio_mpsse_usb_put_dev, priv);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
+	priv->udev = interface_to_usbdev(interface);
 	priv->intf = interface;
 	priv->intf_id = interface->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber;