diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
index e42ff613c0e0..c338ef1136f6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,8 @@ static int spi_qup_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+	spi_master_put(master);
+
 	return 0;
 }