diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/affinity.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/affinity.c
index 877f8e84a672..77ee77d4000f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/affinity.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/affinity.c
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ out:
 	for (node = 0; node < node_affinity.num_possible_nodes; node++)
 		hfi1_per_node_cntr[node] = 1;
 
+	pci_dev_put(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }