diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index efcd0b5e9a32..c9c6f49f9c28 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ static struct Qdisc *qdisc_create(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (ops->destroy)
 		ops->destroy(sch);
 err_out3:
-	dev_put(dev);
+	dev_put_track(dev, &sch->dev_tracker);
 	qdisc_free(sch);
 err_out2:
 	module_put(ops->owner);