1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 82c2afe4d28a..1bce84b56630 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -331,11 +331,10 @@ static struct ide_tape_obj *ide_tape_get(struct gendisk *disk)
         mutex_lock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
         tape = ide_tape_g(disk);
         if (tape) {
-                kref_get(&tape->kref);
-                if (ide_device_get(tape->drive)) {
-                        kref_put(&tape->kref, ide_tape_release);
+                if (ide_device_get(tape->drive))
                         tape = NULL;
-                }
+                else
+                        kref_get(&tape->kref);
         }
         mutex_unlock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
         return tape;
@@ -343,9 +342,11 @@ static struct ide_tape_obj *ide_tape_get(struct gendisk *disk)
 
 static void ide_tape_put(struct ide_tape_obj *tape)
 {
+        ide_drive_t *drive = tape->drive;
+
         mutex_lock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
-        ide_device_put(tape->drive);
         kref_put(&tape->kref, ide_tape_release);
+        ide_device_put(drive);
         mutex_unlock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
 }