diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_slc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_slc.c
index b54d76547ffb..fea3705a2138 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_slc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/lpc32xx_slc.c
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ release_dma:
 	dma_release_channel(host->dma_chan);
 enable_wp:
 	lpc32xx_wp_enable(host);
+	gpiod_put(host->wp_gpio);
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -962,6 +963,7 @@ static void lpc32xx_nand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	writel(tmp, SLC_CTRL(host->io_base));
 
 	lpc32xx_wp_enable(host);
+	gpiod_put(host->wp_gpio);
 }
 
 static int lpc32xx_nand_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)