diff --git a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
index 8fbf3c1b1311..cd27562ec922 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_disc.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ snic_tgt_create(struct snic *snic, struct snic_tgt_id *tgtid)
 			      "Snic Tgt: device_add, with err = %d\n",
 			      ret);
 
+		put_device(&tgt->dev);
 		put_device(&snic->shost->shost_gendev);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(snic->shost->host_lock, flags);
 		list_del(&tgt->list);