diff --git a/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c b/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
index 0c95700b8715..4feff8f27a43 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdw_utils/soc_sdw_utils.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ static int is_sdca_endpoint_present(struct device *dev,
 	struct sdw_slave *slave;
 	struct device *sdw_dev;
 	const char *sdw_codec_name;
-	int i;
+	int ret, i;
 
 	dlc = kzalloc(sizeof(*dlc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dlc)
@@ -1269,13 +1269,16 @@ static int is_sdca_endpoint_present(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(sdw_dev);
-	if (!slave)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!slave) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto put_device;
+	}
 
 	/* Make sure BIOS provides SDCA properties */
 	if (!slave->sdca_data.interface_revision) {
 		dev_warn(&slave->dev, "SDCA properties not found in the BIOS\n");
-		return 1;
+		ret = 1;
+		goto put_device;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < slave->sdca_data.num_functions; i++) {
@@ -1284,7 +1287,8 @@ static int is_sdca_endpoint_present(struct device *dev,
 		if (dai_type == dai_info->dai_type) {
 			dev_dbg(&slave->dev, "DAI type %d sdca function %s found\n",
 				dai_type, slave->sdca_data.function[i].name);
-			return 1;
+			ret = 1;
+			goto put_device;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1292,7 +1296,11 @@ static int is_sdca_endpoint_present(struct device *dev,
 		"SDCA device function for DAI type %d not supported, skip endpoint\n",
 		dai_info->dai_type);
 
-	return 0;
+	ret = 0;
+
+put_device:
+	put_device(sdw_dev);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int asoc_sdw_parse_sdw_endpoints(struct snd_soc_card *card,