diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/bus/cosm_bus.c b/drivers/misc/mic/bus/cosm_bus.c
index 1e36830f1a4e..d31d6c6e6cb1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/bus/cosm_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/bus/cosm_bus.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ cosm_register_device(struct device *pdev, struct cosm_hw_ops *hw_ops)
 ida_remove:
 	ida_simple_remove(&cosm_index_ida, cdev->index);
 free_cdev:
-	kfree(cdev);
+	put_device(&cdev->dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cosm_register_device);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/bus/mic_bus.c b/drivers/misc/mic/bus/mic_bus.c
index c64955d8cbc1..be37890abb93 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/bus/mic_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/bus/mic_bus.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ mbus_register_device(struct device *pdev, int id, struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops,
 		goto free_mbdev;
 	return mbdev;
 free_mbdev:
-	kfree(mbdev);
+	put_device(&mbdev->dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mbus_register_device);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/bus/scif_bus.c b/drivers/misc/mic/bus/scif_bus.c
index fd2702143022..ff6e01c25810 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/bus/scif_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/bus/scif_bus.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ scif_register_device(struct device *pdev, int id, struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops,
 		goto free_sdev;
 	return sdev;
 free_sdev:
-	kfree(sdev);
+	put_device(&sdev->dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scif_register_device);