diff --git a/drivers/dax/bus.c b/drivers/dax/bus.c
index c64e7076537c..d7a838f65181 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/bus.c
@@ -621,10 +621,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alloc_dax_region);
 static void dax_mapping_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dax_mapping *mapping = to_dax_mapping(dev);
-	struct dev_dax *dev_dax = to_dev_dax(dev->parent);
+	struct device *parent = dev->parent;
+	struct dev_dax *dev_dax = to_dev_dax(parent);
 
 	ida_free(&dev_dax->ida, mapping->id);
 	kfree(mapping);
+	put_device(parent);
 }
 
 static void unregister_dax_mapping(void *data)
@@ -764,6 +766,7 @@ static int devm_register_dax_mapping(struct dev_dax *dev_dax, int range_id)
 	dev = &mapping->dev;
 	device_initialize(dev);
 	dev->parent = &dev_dax->dev;
+	get_device(dev->parent);
 	dev->type = &dax_mapping_type;
 	dev_set_name(dev, "mapping%d", mapping->id);
 	rc = device_add(dev);