diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
index e25eba5713c15..b3b5125faa728 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ int comedi_device_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 		ret = comedi_device_postconfig(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		comedi_device_detach(dev);
-		module_put(dev->driver->module);
+		module_put(driv->module);
 	}
 	/* On success, the driver module count has been incremented. */
 	return ret;