diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
index 3de0aea62ade..6d495d641c95 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
@@ -1164,10 +1164,10 @@ static int pci_init_afu(struct cxl *adapter, int slice, struct pci_dev *dev)
 	 * if it returns an error!
 	 */
 	if ((rc = cxl_register_afu(afu)))
-		goto err_put1;
+		goto err_put_dev;
 
 	if ((rc = cxl_sysfs_afu_add(afu)))
-		goto err_put1;
+		goto err_del_dev;
 
 	adapter->afu[afu->slice] = afu;
 
@@ -1176,10 +1176,12 @@ static int pci_init_afu(struct cxl *adapter, int slice, struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_put1:
+err_del_dev:
+	device_del(&afu->dev);
+err_put_dev:
 	pci_deconfigure_afu(afu);
 	cxl_debugfs_afu_remove(afu);
-	device_unregister(&afu->dev);
+	put_device(&afu->dev);
 	return rc;
 
 err_free_native:
@@ -1667,23 +1669,25 @@ static struct cxl *cxl_pci_init_adapter(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	 * even if it returns an error!
 	 */
 	if ((rc = cxl_register_adapter(adapter)))
-		goto err_put1;
+		goto err_put_dev;
 
 	if ((rc = cxl_sysfs_adapter_add(adapter)))
-		goto err_put1;
+		goto err_del_dev;
 
 	/* Release the context lock as adapter is configured */
 	cxl_adapter_context_unlock(adapter);
 
 	return adapter;
 
-err_put1:
+err_del_dev:
+	device_del(&adapter->dev);
+err_put_dev:
 	/* This should mirror cxl_remove_adapter, except without the
 	 * sysfs parts
 	 */
 	cxl_debugfs_adapter_remove(adapter);
 	cxl_deconfigure_adapter(adapter);
-	device_unregister(&adapter->dev);
+	put_device(&adapter->dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 
 err_release: