diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c
index 8132d946c384..30af105271a2 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ static void release_slot(struct hotplug_slot *hotplug_slot)
 	kfree(slot->hotplug_slot->info);
 	kfree(slot->hotplug_slot->name);
 	kfree(slot->hotplug_slot);
+	if (slot->dev)
+		pci_dev_put(slot->dev);
 	kfree(slot);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_pci.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_pci.c
index c878028ad215..225b5e551dd6 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_pci.c
@@ -315,9 +315,12 @@ int cpci_unconfigure_slot(struct slot* slot)
 				    PCI_DEVFN(PCI_SLOT(slot->devfn), i));
 		if (dev) {
 			pci_remove_bus_device(dev);
-			slot->dev = NULL;
+			pci_dev_put(dev);
 		}
 	}
+	pci_dev_put(slot->dev);
+	slot->dev = NULL;
+
 	dbg("%s - exit", __FUNCTION__);
 	return 0;
 }