diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 9e68f985c758..bbe5f676bcd4 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 4a1745fc54e22e9fa928d72f97ee0e91449c9fd0
+refs/heads/master: bfc978fa5f3005e5dfb39c52393c3339f4f00233
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 8d2d62ff1a37..f1f7acfbf412 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2695,9 +2695,14 @@ static int qlcnic_is_first_func(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		oth_pdev = pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot(pci_domain_nr
 			(pdev->bus), pdev->bus->number,
 			PCI_DEVFN(PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn), val));
+		if (!oth_pdev)
+			continue;
 
-		if (oth_pdev && (oth_pdev->current_state != PCI_D3cold))
+		if (oth_pdev->current_state != PCI_D3cold) {
+			pci_dev_put(oth_pdev);
 			return 0;
+		}
+		pci_dev_put(oth_pdev);
 	}
 	return 1;
 }