diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 29c902b9aecb..c51ebbee8103 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -3126,6 +3126,7 @@ static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	nvme_dev_unmap(dev);
 out_uninit_ctrl:
 	nvme_uninit_ctrl(&dev->ctrl);
+	nvme_put_ctrl(&dev->ctrl);
 	return result;
 }