1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
index 9591e2b509d7..0b025d58de81 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
@@ -416,8 +416,9 @@ static void vfio_device_release(struct kref *kref)
 /* Device reference always implies a group reference */
 static void vfio_device_put(struct vfio_device *device)
 {
+        struct vfio_group *group = device->group;
         kref_put(&device->kref, vfio_device_release);
-        vfio_group_put(device->group);
+        vfio_group_put(group);
 }
 
 static void vfio_device_get(struct vfio_device *device)