diff --git a/drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c b/drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c
index 1c706cc..c860de6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c
@@ -319,9 +319,10 @@
 	return 0;
 
 undo_platform_dev_add:
-	platform_device_put(pdev);
+	platform_device_del(pdev);
 undo_platform_dev_alloc:
-	kfree(pdev);
+	platform_device_put(pdev);
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.c b/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.c
index 5a280a3..45083e5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.c
@@ -126,9 +126,10 @@
 undo_chrdev_region:
 	unregister_chrdev_region(dev, num_pins);
 undo_platform_device_add:
-	platform_device_put(pdev);
+	platform_device_del(pdev);
 undo_malloc:
-	kfree(pdev);
+	platform_device_put(pdev);
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +137,6 @@
 {
 	kfree(scx200_devices);
 	unregister_chrdev_region(MKDEV(major, 0), num_pins);
-	platform_device_put(pdev);
 	platform_device_unregister(pdev);
 	/* kfree(pdev); */
 }