diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
index 1ac8e2912fd1..f8d033a28981 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
@@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@ static void qcom_slim_ngd_notify_slaves(struct qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 		if (slim_get_logical_addr(sbdev))
 			dev_err(ctrl->dev, "Failed to get logical address\n");
+		put_device(&sbdev->dev);
 	}
 }