diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index 7c397b1c9231..ba6cdfe64246 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ static inline void snd_compr_task_free_all(struct snd_compr_stream *stream) { }
 static int snd_compr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 {
 	struct snd_compr *compr;
-	struct snd_compr_file *data;
-	struct snd_compr_runtime *runtime;
+	struct snd_compr_file *data = NULL;
+	struct snd_compr_runtime *runtime = NULL;
 	enum snd_compr_direction dirn;
 	int maj = imajor(inode);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((f->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)
 		dirn = SND_COMPRESS_PLAYBACK;
@@ -101,16 +101,21 @@ static int snd_compr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	if (!try_module_get(compr->card->module)) {
+		snd_card_unref(compr->card);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
 	if (dirn != compr->direction) {
 		pr_err("this device doesn't support this direction\n");
-		snd_card_unref(compr->card);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto __error;
 	}
 
 	data = kzalloc_obj(*data);
 	if (!data) {
-		snd_card_unref(compr->card);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto __error;
 	}
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&data->stream.error_work, error_delayed_work);
@@ -121,9 +126,8 @@ static int snd_compr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 	data->stream.device = compr;
 	runtime = kzalloc_obj(*runtime);
 	if (!runtime) {
-		kfree(data);
-		snd_card_unref(compr->card);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto __error;
 	}
 	runtime->state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&runtime->sleep);
@@ -134,9 +138,12 @@ static int snd_compr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 	f->private_data = (void *)data;
 	scoped_guard(mutex, &compr->lock)
 		ret = compr->ops->open(&data->stream);
+
+__error:
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(runtime);
 		kfree(data);
+		module_put(compr->card->module);
 	}
 	snd_card_unref(compr->card);
 	return ret;
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ static int snd_compr_free(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 	data->stream.ops->free(&data->stream);
 	if (!data->stream.runtime->dma_buffer_p)
 		kfree(data->stream.runtime->buffer);
+	module_put(data->stream.device->card->module);
 	kfree(data->stream.runtime);
 	kfree(data);
 	return 0;