diff --git a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillyusb.c b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillyusb.c
index dc3551796e5e..39bcbfd908b4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillyusb.c
+++ b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillyusb.c
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ static void cleanup_dev(struct kref *kref)
 	if (xdev->workq)
 		destroy_workqueue(xdev->workq);
 
+	usb_put_dev(xdev->udev);
 	kfree(xdev->channels); /* Argument may be NULL, and that's fine */
 	kfree(xdev);
 }