diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c
index 93891d445c307ca394c7f2688a10cfd851a5b279..2650ef62757a85f726c0b981aa23edd801456856 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ static int stub_probe(struct usb_device *udev)
 			     (struct usb_dev_state *) udev);
 err_port:
 	dev_set_drvdata(&udev->dev, NULL);
-	usb_put_dev(udev);
 
 	/* we already have busid_priv, just lock busid_lock */
 	spin_lock(&busid_priv->busid_lock);
@@ -425,6 +424,7 @@ static int stub_probe(struct usb_device *udev)
 	put_busid_priv(busid_priv);
 
 sdev_free:
+	usb_put_dev(udev);
 	stub_device_free(sdev);
 
 	return rc;