diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/imon.c b/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
index 049a73b5f882..9341dbe03b57 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/imon.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static void free_imon_context(struct imon_context *ictx)
 	kfree_rcu(ictx, rcu);
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: iMON context freed\n", __func__);
+	put_device(dev);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2253,7 +2254,7 @@ static struct imon_context *imon_init_intf0(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	mutex_lock(&ictx->lock);
 
-	ictx->dev = dev;
+	ictx->dev = get_device(dev);
 	ictx->usbdev_intf0 = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
 	ictx->rx_urb_intf0 = rx_urb;
 	ictx->tx_urb = tx_urb;
@@ -2314,6 +2315,7 @@ static struct imon_context *imon_init_intf0(struct usb_interface *intf,
 find_endpoint_failed:
 	mutex_unlock(&ictx->lock);
 	usb_free_urb(tx_urb);
+	put_device(ictx->dev);
 tx_urb_alloc_failed:
 	usb_free_urb(rx_urb);
 rx_urb_alloc_failed: