diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index 78db97687f26..c4b06cc075f9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ bool acpi_dev_present(const char *hid, const char *uid, s64 hrv)
 	match.hrv = hrv;
 
 	dev = bus_find_device(&acpi_bus_type, NULL, &match, acpi_dev_match_cb);
+	put_device(dev);
 	return !!dev;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_dev_present);