diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
index 9e5fc9430628..ecbc58e8a37f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
@@ -543,8 +543,10 @@ static int snd_byt_cht_es8316_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (cnt) {
 		ret = device_add_properties(codec_dev, props);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			put_device(codec_dev);
 			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	devm_acpi_dev_add_driver_gpios(codec_dev, byt_cht_es8316_gpios);