diff --git a/sound/soc/imx/imx-3stack-cs42888.c b/sound/soc/imx/imx-3stack-cs42888.c
index 181dd11a65f..935a4e54402 100644
--- a/sound/soc/imx/imx-3stack-cs42888.c
+++ b/sound/soc/imx/imx-3stack-cs42888.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static int __init imx_3stack_asoc_init(void)
 	if (0 == ret && snd_soc_card_imx_3stack.codec != NULL)
 		goto exit;
 
-	platform_device_put(imx_3stack_snd_device);
+	platform_device_unregister(imx_3stack_snd_device);
 err_device_alloc:
 	platform_driver_unregister(&imx_3stack_cs42888_driver);
 exit: