diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/bas-gigaset.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/bas-gigaset.c
index c44950d..b7ae0a0 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/bas-gigaset.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/bas-gigaset.c
@@ -2400,6 +2400,7 @@
 error:
 	freeurbs(cs);
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
+	usb_put_dev(udev);
 	gigaset_freecs(cs);
 	return rc;
 }