diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
index 2383dc78b123..3302125e5265 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static const char *mrfld_gpio_get_pinctrl_dev_name(struct mrfld_gpio *priv)
 	adev = acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev("INTC1002", NULL, -1);
 	if (adev) {
 		name = devm_kstrdup(priv->dev, acpi_dev_name(adev), GFP_KERNEL);
-		put_device(&adev->dev);
+		acpi_dev_put(adev);
 	} else {
 		name = "pinctrl-merrifield";
 	}
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index f7981751ac77..2a462cf4eaa9 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -687,6 +687,10 @@ static inline bool acpi_device_can_poweroff(struct acpi_device *adev)
 		adev->power.states[ACPI_STATE_D3_HOT].flags.explicit_set);
 }
 
+static inline void acpi_dev_put(struct acpi_device *adev)
+{
+	put_device(&adev->dev);
+}
 #else	/* CONFIG_ACPI */
 
 static inline int register_acpi_bus_type(void *bus) { return 0; }
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 392413075cc0..ca55ae00f8c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev(const char *hid, const char *uid, s64 hrv)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline void acpi_dev_put(struct acpi_device *adev) {}
+
 static inline bool is_acpi_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
 	return false;