3 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
index 8b5a3a778a257..e54eb752e1ba8 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ static int __init mbochs_dev_init(void)
 
 	ret = device_register(&mbochs_dev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_class;
+		goto err_put;
 
 	ret = mdev_register_parent(&mbochs_parent, &mbochs_dev, &mbochs_driver,
 				   mbochs_mdev_types,
@@ -1441,8 +1441,9 @@ static int __init mbochs_dev_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 err_device:
-	device_unregister(&mbochs_dev);
-err_class:
+	device_del(&mbochs_dev);
+err_put:
+	put_device(&mbochs_dev);
 	class_destroy(mbochs_class);
 err_driver:
 	mdev_unregister_driver(&mbochs_driver);
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
index 721fb06c6413f..e8400fdab71da 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static int __init mdpy_dev_init(void)
 
 	ret = device_register(&mdpy_dev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_class;
+		goto err_put;
 
 	ret = mdev_register_parent(&mdpy_parent, &mdpy_dev, &mdpy_driver,
 				   mdpy_mdev_types,
@@ -728,8 +728,9 @@ static int __init mdpy_dev_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 err_device:
-	device_unregister(&mdpy_dev);
-err_class:
+	device_del(&mdpy_dev);
+err_put:
+	put_device(&mdpy_dev);
 	class_destroy(mdpy_class);
 err_driver:
 	mdev_unregister_driver(&mdpy_driver);
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
index 3c2a421b9b696..e887de672c526 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ static int __init mtty_dev_init(void)
 
 	ret = device_register(&mtty_dev.dev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_class;
+		goto err_put;
 
 	ret = mdev_register_parent(&mtty_dev.parent, &mtty_dev.dev,
 				   &mtty_driver, mtty_mdev_types,
@@ -1340,8 +1340,9 @@ static int __init mtty_dev_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 err_device:
-	device_unregister(&mtty_dev.dev);
-err_class:
+	device_del(&mtty_dev.dev);
+err_put:
+	put_device(&mtty_dev.dev);
 	class_destroy(mtty_dev.vd_class);
 err_driver:
 	mdev_unregister_driver(&mtty_driver);