diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ingenic/ingenic_ecc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ingenic/ingenic_ecc.c
index efe0ffe4f1abc..9054559e52dda 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ingenic/ingenic_ecc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/ingenic/ingenic_ecc.c
@@ -68,9 +68,14 @@ static struct ingenic_ecc *ingenic_ecc_get(struct device_node *np)
 	struct ingenic_ecc *ecc;
 
 	pdev = of_find_device_by_node(np);
-	if (!pdev || !platform_get_drvdata(pdev))
+	if (!pdev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 
+	if (!platform_get_drvdata(pdev)) {
+		put_device(&pdev->dev);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+	}
+
 	ecc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	clk_prepare_enable(ecc->clk);