diff --git a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
index bdf78260929d..5543ba93e501 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
@@ -908,11 +908,7 @@ int fsl_mc_device_add(struct fsl_mc_obj_desc *obj_desc,
 	return 0;
 
 error_cleanup_dev:
-	kfree(mc_dev->regions);
-	if (mc_bus)
-		kfree(mc_bus);
-	else
-		kfree(mc_dev);
+	put_device(&mc_dev->dev);
 
 	return error;
 }