diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 1dbbf847911a..fe41a76769fa 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1409,6 +1409,7 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 	int ret;
 	int partno;
 	int perm = 0;
+	bool first_open = false;
 
 	if (mode & FMODE_READ)
 		perm |= MAY_READ;
@@ -1435,6 +1436,7 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 	disk_block_events(disk);
 	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, for_part);
 	if (!bdev->bd_openers) {
+		first_open = true;
 		bdev->bd_disk = disk;
 		bdev->bd_queue = disk->queue;
 		bdev->bd_contains = bdev;
@@ -1520,14 +1522,15 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 			if (ret)
 				goto out_unlock_bdev;
 		}
-		/* only one opener holds refs to the module and disk */
-		put_disk_and_module(disk);
 	}
 	bdev->bd_openers++;
 	if (for_part)
 		bdev->bd_part_count++;
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
 	disk_unblock_events(disk);
+	/* only one opener holds refs to the module and disk */
+	if (!first_open)
+		put_disk_and_module(disk);
 	return 0;
 
  out_clear: