diff --git a/drivers/parisc/led.c b/drivers/parisc/led.c
index 016c9d5a60a8..b299fcc48b08 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/led.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/led.c
@@ -543,8 +543,10 @@ static void __init register_led_regions(void)
 
 static int __init startup_leds(void)
 {
-	if (platform_device_register(&platform_leds))
-                printk(KERN_INFO "LED: failed to register LEDs\n");
+	if (platform_device_register(&platform_leds)) {
+		pr_info("LED: failed to register LEDs\n");
+		platform_device_put(&platform_leds);
+	}
 	register_led_regions();
 	return 0;
 }