diff --git a/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.c b/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.c
index 2a6db0434281..2777e70da8b9 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.c
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ static struct tegra_emc *emc_ensure_emc_driver(struct tegra_clk_emc *tegra)
 	tegra->emc_node = NULL;
 
 	tegra->emc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	put_device(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!tegra->emc) {
-		put_device(&pdev->dev);
 		pr_err("%s: cannot find EMC driver\n", __func__);
 		return NULL;
 	}