diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-sysfs.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-sysfs.c
index 3d7e5aab547f..281806b2df62 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-sysfs.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static void class_dev_create(struct pvr2_sysfs *sfp,
 	if (ret) {
 		pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
 			   "device_register failed");
-		kfree(class_dev);
+		put_device(class_dev);
 		return;
 	}