diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
index fb4b385191f288dfee2b35442b68538236deb257..e83a7cd15c956c1e252485a55029c3cf66bb5dd8 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ 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;
 }