set_bit(ATM_VF_CLOSE, &vcc->flags);
        clear_bit(ATM_VF_READY, &vcc->flags);
-       if (vcc->dev) {
-               if (vcc->dev->ops->close)
-                       vcc->dev->ops->close(vcc);
-               if (vcc->push)
-                       vcc->push(vcc, NULL); /* atmarpd has no push */
-               module_put(vcc->owner);
-
-               while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
-                       atm_return(vcc, skb->truesize);
-                       kfree_skb(skb);
-               }
+       if (vcc->dev && vcc->dev->ops->close)
+               vcc->dev->ops->close(vcc);
+       if (vcc->push)
+               vcc->push(vcc, NULL); /* atmarpd has no push */
+       module_put(vcc->owner);
+
+       while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+               atm_return(vcc, skb->truesize);
+               kfree_skb(skb);
+       }
 
+       if (vcc->dev && vcc->dev->ops->owner) {
                module_put(vcc->dev->ops->owner);
                atm_dev_put(vcc->dev);
        }