diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index a7b6734bc3c3..340440febf9a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ int drm_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	kref_init(&dev->ref);
-	dev->dev = parent;
+	dev->dev = get_device(parent);
 	dev->driver = driver;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->filelist);
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ err_minors:
 	drm_minor_free(dev, DRM_MINOR_CONTROL);
 	drm_fs_inode_free(dev->anon_inode);
 err_free:
+	put_device(dev->dev);
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->master_mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->ctxlist_mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->filelist_mutex);
@@ -607,6 +608,8 @@ void drm_dev_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 	drm_minor_free(dev, DRM_MINOR_RENDER);
 	drm_minor_free(dev, DRM_MINOR_CONTROL);
 
+	put_device(dev->dev);
+
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->master_mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->ctxlist_mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->filelist_mutex);