diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_proc.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_proc.c
index 28a86f070048b4a3a25719fb100546df9cd8ebd8..556063e8f7a91d1163450cc63d1cd9128e6a77b4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_proc.c
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ dasd_devices_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		return 0;
 	if (device->block)
 		block = device->block;
-	else
+	else {
+		dasd_put_device(device);
 		return 0;
+	}
 	/* Print device number. */
 	seq_printf(m, "%s", device->cdev->dev.bus_id);
 	/* Print discipline string. */