diff --git a/block/partition-generic.c b/block/partition-generic.c
index 1745a9659517..86e8fe1adcdb 100644
--- a/block/partition-generic.c
+++ b/block/partition-generic.c
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ struct hd_struct *add_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno,
 	device_del(pdev);
 out_put:
 	put_device(pdev);
-	blk_free_devt(devt);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }