diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c
index e68179caafa6..120b27183b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c
@@ -538,6 +538,13 @@ static void gpio_mpsse_ida_remove(void *data)
 	ida_free(&gpio_mpsse_ida, priv->id);
 }
 
+static void gpio_mpsse_usb_put_dev(void *data)
+{
+	struct mpsse_priv *priv = data;
+
+	usb_put_dev(priv->udev);
+}
+
 static int mpsse_init_valid_mask(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 				 unsigned long *valid_mask,
 				 unsigned int ngpios)
@@ -582,6 +589,10 @@ static int gpio_mpsse_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->workers);
 
 	priv->udev = usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(interface));
+	err = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, gpio_mpsse_usb_put_dev, priv);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	priv->intf = interface;
 	priv->intf_id = interface->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber;
 
@@ -703,7 +714,6 @@ static void gpio_mpsse_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	priv->intf = NULL;
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
-	usb_put_dev(priv->udev);
 }
 
 static struct usb_driver gpio_mpsse_driver = {