diff --git a/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c b/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
index 768bb698adfb..20ceb9082fa9 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
@@ -756,8 +756,10 @@ static int __init mod_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	err = platform_device_register(&pcmtst_pdev);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		platform_device_put(&pcmtst_pdev);
 		return err;
+	}
 	err = platform_driver_register(&pcmtst_pdrv);
 	if (err)
 		platform_device_unregister(&pcmtst_pdev);