diff --git a/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c b/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
index fe31ff1e5b3c..5bfec4c7bf71 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
@@ -756,10 +756,8 @@ static int __init mod_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_patterns;
 	err = platform_device_register(&pcmtst_pdev);
-	if (err) {
-		platform_device_put(&pcmtst_pdev);
+	if (err)
 		goto err_clear_debug;
-	}
 	err = platform_driver_register(&pcmtst_pdrv);
 	if (err) {
 		platform_device_unregister(&pcmtst_pdev);