1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index f176dbaeb15a..3fcf80ff12f2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ static int pp_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
                         return -ENODEV;
 
                 modes = port->modes;
+                parport_put_port(port);
                 if (copy_to_user (argp, &modes, sizeof (modes))) {
                         return -EFAULT;
                 }