1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 54922647522d..b0726eb6405e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -289,11 +289,10 @@ static void __device_release_driver(struct device * dev)
 {
         struct device_driver * drv;
 
-        drv = get_driver(dev->driver);
+        drv = dev->driver;
         if (drv) {
                 driver_sysfs_remove(dev);
                 sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "driver");
-                klist_remove(&dev->knode_driver);
 
                 if (dev->bus)
                         blocking_notifier_call_chain(&dev->bus->p->bus_notifier,
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ static void __device_release_driver(struct device * dev)
                         drv->remove(dev);
                 devres_release_all(dev);
                 dev->driver = NULL;
-                put_driver(drv);
+                klist_remove(&dev->knode_driver);
         }
 }