diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
index a935c5fd9edb..4dd37848b30e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
@@ -497,21 +497,28 @@ static int snd_byt_cht_es8316_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (adev) {
 		snprintf(codec_name, sizeof(codec_name),
 			 "i2c-%s", acpi_dev_name(adev));
-		put_device(&adev->dev);
 		byt_cht_es8316_dais[dai_index].codecs->name = codec_name;
 	} else {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
+	codec_dev = acpi_get_first_physical_node(adev);
+	acpi_dev_put(adev);
+	if (!codec_dev)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	priv->codec_dev = get_device(codec_dev);
+
 	/* override platform name, if required */
 	byt_cht_es8316_card.dev = dev;
 	platform_name = mach->mach_params.platform;
 
 	ret = snd_soc_fixup_dai_links_platform_name(&byt_cht_es8316_card,
 						    platform_name);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		put_device(codec_dev);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* Check for BYTCR or other platform and setup quirks */
 	dmi_id = dmi_first_match(byt_cht_es8316_quirk_table);
@@ -539,13 +546,10 @@ static int snd_byt_cht_es8316_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* get the clock */
 	priv->mclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "pmc_plt_clk_3");
-	if (IS_ERR(priv->mclk))
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->mclk)) {
+		put_device(codec_dev);
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(priv->mclk), "clk_get pmc_plt_clk_3 failed\n");
-
-	codec_dev = acpi_get_first_physical_node(adev);
-	if (!codec_dev)
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-	priv->codec_dev = get_device(codec_dev);
+	}
 
 	if (quirk & BYT_CHT_ES8316_JD_INVERTED)
 		props[cnt++] = PROPERTY_ENTRY_BOOL("everest,jack-detect-inverted");