diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/turbografx.c b/drivers/input/joystick/turbografx.c
index d53b9e90023..27b6a3ce18c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/turbografx.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/turbografx.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static struct tgfx __init *tgfx_probe(int parport, int *n_buttons, int n_devs)
 		goto err_free_tgfx;
         }
 
+	parport_put_port(pp);
 	return tgfx;
 
  err_free_dev: