diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
index c0cd824be2b767bea76dbea2d8137125762836c2..bf06825d977eef883ff6e5355bd40fc10d1a8018 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int vfio_platform_open(void *device_data)
 	vfio_platform_regions_cleanup(vdev);
 err_reg:
 	mutex_unlock(&driver_lock);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	module_put(vdev->parent_module);
 	return ret;
 }