diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
index 39ed8722d11a..6c13b92742e8 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
@@ -836,6 +836,8 @@ static void __init sh_eth_init(struct sh_eth_plat_data *pd)
 		pd->mac_addr[i] = mac_read(a, 0x10 + i);
 		msleep(10);
 	}
+
+	i2c_put_adapter(a);
 }
 #else
 static void __init sh_eth_init(struct sh_eth_plat_data *pd)