spin_lock(&dev_list_lock);
        ns = disk->private_data;
-       if (ns && !kref_get_unless_zero(&ns->kref))
-               ns = NULL;
+       if (ns) {
+               if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&ns->kref))
+                       goto fail;
+               if (!try_module_get(ns->ctrl->ops->module))
+                       goto fail_put_ns;
+       }
        spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
 
        return ns;
+
+fail_put_ns:
+       kref_put(&ns->kref, nvme_free_ns);
+fail:
+       spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 void nvme_requeue_req(struct request *req)
 
 static void nvme_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 {
-       nvme_put_ns(disk->private_data);
+       struct nvme_ns *ns = disk->private_data;
+
+       module_put(ns->ctrl->ops->module);
+       nvme_put_ns(ns);
 }
 
 static int nvme_getgeo(struct block_device *bdev, struct hd_geometry *geo)
 
 };
 
 struct nvme_ctrl_ops {
+       struct module *module;
        int (*reg_read32)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 *val);
        int (*reg_write32)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 val);
        int (*reg_read64)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val);
 
 }
 
 static const struct nvme_ctrl_ops nvme_pci_ctrl_ops = {
+       .module                 = THIS_MODULE,
        .reg_read32             = nvme_pci_reg_read32,
        .reg_write32            = nvme_pci_reg_write32,
        .reg_read64             = nvme_pci_reg_read64,