diff --git a/drivers/uwb/lc-rc.c b/drivers/uwb/lc-rc.c
index d059ad4d0dbd..97ee1b46db69 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/lc-rc.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/lc-rc.c
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ static struct uwb_rc *uwb_rc_find_by_index(int index)
 	struct uwb_rc *rc = NULL;
 
 	dev = class_find_device(&uwb_rc_class, NULL, &index, uwb_rc_index_match);
-	if (dev)
+	if (dev) {
 		rc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+		put_device(dev);
+	}
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -467,7 +470,9 @@ struct uwb_rc *__uwb_rc_try_get(struct uwb_rc *target_rc)
 	if (dev) {
 		rc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 		__uwb_rc_get(rc);
+		put_device(dev);
 	}
+
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__uwb_rc_try_get);
@@ -520,8 +525,11 @@ struct uwb_rc *uwb_rc_get_by_grandpa(const struct device *grandpa_dev)
 
 	dev = class_find_device(&uwb_rc_class, NULL, grandpa_dev,
 				find_rc_grandpa);
-	if (dev)
+	if (dev) {
 		rc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+		put_device(dev);
+	}
+
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uwb_rc_get_by_grandpa);
@@ -553,8 +561,10 @@ struct uwb_rc *uwb_rc_get_by_dev(const struct uwb_dev_addr *addr)
 	struct uwb_rc *rc = NULL;
 
 	dev = class_find_device(&uwb_rc_class, NULL, addr, find_rc_dev);
-	if (dev)
+	if (dev) {
 		rc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+		put_device(dev);
+	}
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/pal.c b/drivers/uwb/pal.c
index c1304b8d4985..678e93741ae1 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/pal.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/pal.c
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ static bool uwb_rc_class_device_exists(struct uwb_rc *target_rc)
 
 	dev = class_find_device(&uwb_rc_class, NULL, target_rc,	find_rc);
 
+	put_device(dev);
+
 	return (dev != NULL);
 }