1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 0727b0a12557..b32984bc516f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static void evdev_free(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct evdev *evdev = container_of(dev, struct evdev, dev);
 
+        input_put_device(evdev->handle.dev);
         kfree(evdev);
 }
 
@@ -893,7 +894,7 @@ static int evdev_connect(struct input_handler *handler, struct input_dev *dev,
         evdev->exist = 1;
         evdev->minor = minor;
 
-        evdev->handle.dev = dev;
+        evdev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
         evdev->handle.name = evdev->name;
         evdev->handle.handler = handler;
         evdev->handle.private = evdev;