diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_ethtool.c
index 0a186d16e73f..3e44e60f15ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_ethtool.c
@@ -516,8 +516,10 @@ static int dpaa_get_ts_info(struct net_device *net_dev,
 		of_node_put(ptp_node);
 	}
 
-	if (ptp_dev)
+	if (ptp_dev) {
 		ptp = platform_get_drvdata(ptp_dev);
+		put_device(&ptp_dev->dev);
+	}
 
 	if (ptp)
 		info->phc_index = ptp->phc_index;