diff --git a/drivers/firmware/meson/meson_sm.c b/drivers/firmware/meson/meson_sm.c
index a63ce2815d7d..f4a101016444 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/meson/meson_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/meson/meson_sm.c
@@ -223,11 +223,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(meson_sm_call_write);
 struct meson_sm_firmware *meson_sm_get(struct device_node *sm_node)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = of_find_device_by_node(sm_node);
+	struct meson_sm_firmware *fw;
 
 	if (!pdev)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	fw = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	put_device(&pdev->dev);
+
+	return fw;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(meson_sm_get);