diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index f922ce2..31bd143 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -2176,6 +2176,7 @@ static int tc_exts_setup_cb_egdev_call(struct tcf_exts *exts,
 		if (!dev)
 			continue;
 		ret = tc_setup_cb_egdev_call(dev, type, type_data, err_stop);
+		a->ops->put_dev(dev);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		ok_count += ret;