diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.c
index 4c351c59d05a..a286ebcc7112 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.c
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ again:
 	mutex_lock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 	if (pds_vfio->deferred_reset) {
 		pds_vfio->deferred_reset = false;
+		pds_vfio_put_restore_file(pds_vfio);
+		pds_vfio_put_save_file(pds_vfio);
 		if (pds_vfio->state == VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_ERROR) {
-			pds_vfio_put_restore_file(pds_vfio);
-			pds_vfio_put_save_file(pds_vfio);
 			pds_vfio_dirty_disable(pds_vfio, false);
 		}
 		pds_vfio->state = pds_vfio->deferred_reset_state;