diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index 8313f81968d5..d91e051d1367 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -413,10 +413,10 @@ static int uio_get_minor(struct uio_device *idev)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static void uio_free_minor(struct uio_device *idev)
+static void uio_free_minor(unsigned long minor)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&minor_lock);
-	idr_remove(&uio_idr, idev->minor);
+	idr_remove(&uio_idr, minor);
 	mutex_unlock(&minor_lock);
 }
 
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ int __uio_register_device(struct module *owner,
 err_uio_dev_add_attributes:
 	device_del(&idev->dev);
 err_device_create:
-	uio_free_minor(idev);
+	uio_free_minor(idev->minor);
 	put_device(&idev->dev);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1004,11 +1004,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__uio_register_device);
 void uio_unregister_device(struct uio_info *info)
 {
 	struct uio_device *idev;
+	unsigned long minor;
 
 	if (!info || !info->uio_dev)
 		return;
 
 	idev = info->uio_dev;
+	minor = idev->minor;
 
 	mutex_lock(&idev->info_lock);
 	uio_dev_del_attributes(idev);
@@ -1024,7 +1026,7 @@ void uio_unregister_device(struct uio_info *info)
 
 	device_unregister(&idev->dev);
 
-	uio_free_minor(idev);
+	uio_free_minor(minor);
 
 	return;
 }