diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 336daa667fb18931f940ae7a270ca89327262734..e8283d8d43994b5272818874e0305bc2148aad8c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -4830,7 +4830,7 @@ int pci_bridge_wait_for_secondary_bus(struct pci_dev *dev, char *reset_type,
 				      int timeout)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *child;
-	int delay;
+	int delay, ret = 0;
 
 	if (pci_dev_is_disconnected(dev))
 		return 0;
@@ -4858,8 +4858,8 @@ int pci_bridge_wait_for_secondary_bus(struct pci_dev *dev, char *reset_type,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	child = list_first_entry(&dev->subordinate->devices, struct pci_dev,
-				 bus_list);
+	child = pci_dev_get(list_first_entry(&dev->subordinate->devices,
+					     struct pci_dev, bus_list));
 	up_read(&pci_bus_sem);
 
 	/*
@@ -4869,7 +4869,7 @@ int pci_bridge_wait_for_secondary_bus(struct pci_dev *dev, char *reset_type,
 	if (!pci_is_pcie(dev)) {
 		pci_dbg(dev, "waiting %d ms for secondary bus\n", 1000 + delay);
 		msleep(1000 + delay);
-		return 0;
+		goto put_child;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -4890,7 +4890,7 @@ int pci_bridge_wait_for_secondary_bus(struct pci_dev *dev, char *reset_type,
 	 * until the timeout expires.
 	 */
 	if (!pcie_downstream_port(dev))
-		return 0;
+		goto put_child;
 
 	if (pcie_get_speed_cap(dev) <= PCIE_SPEED_5_0GT) {
 		pci_dbg(dev, "waiting %d ms for downstream link\n", delay);
@@ -4901,11 +4901,16 @@ int pci_bridge_wait_for_secondary_bus(struct pci_dev *dev, char *reset_type,
 		if (!pcie_wait_for_link_delay(dev, true, delay)) {
 			/* Did not train, no need to wait any further */
 			pci_info(dev, "Data Link Layer Link Active not set in 1000 msec\n");
-			return -ENOTTY;
+			ret = -ENOTTY;
+			goto put_child;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return pci_dev_wait(child, reset_type, timeout - delay);
+	ret = pci_dev_wait(child, reset_type, timeout - delay);
+
+put_child:
+	pci_dev_put(child);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void pci_reset_secondary_bus(struct pci_dev *dev)