diff --git a/drivers/char/applicom.c b/drivers/char/applicom.c
index 36203d3fa6ea..69314532f38c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/applicom.c
+++ b/drivers/char/applicom.c
@@ -197,8 +197,10 @@ static int __init applicom_init(void)
 		if (!pci_match_id(applicom_pci_tbl, dev))
 			continue;
 		
-		if (pci_enable_device(dev))
+		if (pci_enable_device(dev)) {
+			pci_dev_put(dev);
 			return -EIO;
+		}
 
 		RamIO = ioremap(pci_resource_start(dev, 0), LEN_RAM_IO);
 
@@ -207,6 +209,7 @@ static int __init applicom_init(void)
 				"space at 0x%llx\n",
 				(unsigned long long)pci_resource_start(dev, 0));
 			pci_disable_device(dev);
+			pci_dev_put(dev);
 			return -EIO;
 		}