diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index ac723e3c031a..9bbdb1de12e2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int pty_common_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty,
 	deinitialize_tty_struct(o_tty);
 	free_tty_struct(o_tty);
 err_put_module:
-	module_put(o_tty->driver->owner);
+	module_put(driver->other->owner);
 err:
 	kfree(ports[0]);
 	kfree(ports[1]);