if (pdev != NULL) {     /* PCI */
                                release_region(pci_resource_start(pdev, 2), pci_resource_len(pdev, 2));
                                release_region(pci_resource_start(pdev, 3), pci_resource_len(pdev, 3));
+                               pci_dev_put(pdev);
                        } else {
                                release_region(mxsercfg[i].ioaddr[0], 8 * mxsercfg[i].ports);
                                release_region(mxsercfg[i].vector, 1);
        index = 0;
        b = 0;
        while (b < n) {
-               pdev = pci_find_device(mxser_pcibrds[b].vendor,
+               pdev = pci_get_device(mxser_pcibrds[b].vendor,
                                mxser_pcibrds[b].device, pdev);
-                       if (pdev == NULL) {
+               if (pdev == NULL) {
                        b++;
                        continue;
                }
                        if (mxser_initbrd(m, &hwconf) < 0)
                                continue;
                        m++;
+                       /* Keep an extra reference if we succeeded. It will
+                          be returned at unload time */
+                       pci_dev_get(pdev);
                }
        }
 #endif