/* Drop read queue */
                skb_queue_purge(&tfile->sk.sk_receive_queue);
                tun_set_real_num_queues(tun);
-       } else if (tfile->detached && clean)
+       } else if (tfile->detached && clean) {
                tun = tun_enable_queue(tfile);
+               sock_put(&tfile->sk);
+       }
 
        if (clean) {
                if (tun && tun->numqueues == 0 && tun->numdisabled == 0 &&
                sock_put(&tfile->sk);
        }
        BUG_ON(tun->numdisabled != 0);
+
+       if (tun->flags & TUN_PERSIST)
+               module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
 static int tun_attach(struct tun_struct *tun, struct file *file)
                /* Disable/Enable persist mode. Keep an extra reference to the
                 * module to prevent the module being unprobed.
                 */
-               if (arg) {
+               if (arg && !(tun->flags & TUN_PERSIST)) {
                        tun->flags |= TUN_PERSIST;
                        __module_get(THIS_MODULE);
-               } else {
+               }
+               if (!arg && (tun->flags & TUN_PERSIST)) {
                        tun->flags &= ~TUN_PERSIST;
                        module_put(THIS_MODULE);
                }