diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index ea5f88869cd8..68984136bfb1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ static int __devexit mxs_auart_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	auart_port[pdev->id] = NULL;
 
+	put_device(s->dev);
 	clk_put(s->clk);
 	free_irq(s->irq, s);
 	kfree(s);