diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
index d143d08c4f0f..9b1b6c1e218d 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ err_irq:
 	vfio_platform_regions_cleanup(vdev);
 err_reg:
 	mutex_unlock(&driver_lock);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	module_put(vdev->parent_module);
 	return ret;
 }