/* Find an rtc device and init the rtc_timer */
dev = class_find_device(rtc_class, NULL, &str, has_wakealarm);
/* If we have a device then str is valid. See has_wakealarm() */
- if (dev)
+ if (dev) {
rtcdev = rtc_class_open(str);
+ /*
+ * Drop the reference we got in class_find_device,
+ * rtc_open takes its own.
+ */
+ put_device(dev);
+ }
if (!rtcdev) {
printk(KERN_WARNING "No RTC device found, ALARM timers will"
" not wake from suspend");