diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index a3a67216bce6..57b5bb56cdbf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -2077,8 +2077,10 @@ static int import_ep(struct c4iw_ep *ep, int iptype, __u8 *peer_ip,
 		}
 		ep->l2t = cxgb4_l2t_get(cdev->rdev.lldi.l2t,
 					n, pdev, rt_tos2priority(tos));
-		if (!ep->l2t)
+		if (!ep->l2t) {
+			dev_put(pdev);
 			goto out;
+		}
 		ep->mtu = pdev->mtu;
 		ep->tx_chan = cxgb4_port_chan(pdev);
 		ep->smac_idx = cxgb4_tp_smt_idx(adapter_type,