diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_driver.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_driver.c
index 07e0a42035ceb7b04349672da97936f5e2c2b0c4..54333f6c9d67d8882610665c88dd5fd6a683c361 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_driver.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_driver.c
@@ -458,9 +458,11 @@ static void *eeh_add_virt_device(void *data, void *userdata)
 
 	driver = eeh_pcid_get(dev);
 	if (driver) {
-		eeh_pcid_put(dev);
-		if (driver->err_handler)
+		if (driver->err_handler) {
+			eeh_pcid_put(dev);
 			return NULL;
+		}
+		eeh_pcid_put(dev);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
@@ -497,17 +499,19 @@ static void *eeh_rmv_device(void *data, void *userdata)
 	if (eeh_dev_removed(edev))
 		return NULL;
 
-	driver = eeh_pcid_get(dev);
-	if (driver) {
-		eeh_pcid_put(dev);
-		if (removed &&
-		    eeh_pe_passed(edev->pe))
-			return NULL;
-		if (removed &&
-		    driver->err_handler &&
-		    driver->err_handler->error_detected &&
-		    driver->err_handler->slot_reset)
+	if (removed) {
+		if (eeh_pe_passed(edev->pe))
 			return NULL;
+		driver = eeh_pcid_get(dev);
+		if (driver) {
+			if (driver->err_handler &&
+			    driver->err_handler->error_detected &&
+			    driver->err_handler->slot_reset) {
+				eeh_pcid_put(dev);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			eeh_pcid_put(dev);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Remove it from PCI subsystem */