diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
index 60340ff9edbf..f6da12b553a0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ static const struct bus_type gadget_bus_type;
 /**
  * struct usb_udc - describes one usb device controller
  * @driver: the gadget driver pointer. For use by the class code
- * @dev: the child device to the actual controller
  * @gadget: the gadget. For use by the class code
+ * @gadget_release: the gadget's release routine
+ * @dev: the child device to the actual controller
  * @list: for use by the udc class driver
  * @vbus: for udcs who care about vbus status, this value is real vbus status;
  * for udcs who do not care about vbus status, this value is always true
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ static const struct bus_type gadget_bus_type;
 struct usb_udc {
 	struct usb_gadget_driver	*driver;
 	struct usb_gadget		*gadget;
+	void				(*gadget_release)(struct device *dev);
 	struct device			dev;
 	struct list_head		list;
 	bool				vbus;
@@ -1362,6 +1364,17 @@ static void usb_udc_nop_release(struct device *dev)
 	dev_vdbg(dev, "%s\n", __func__);
 }
 
+static void usb_gadget_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct usb_gadget *gadget = dev_to_usb_gadget(dev);
+	struct usb_udc *udc = gadget->udc;
+	/* Cache the gadget's release routine to prevent UAF */
+	void (*release)(struct device *dev) = udc->gadget_release;
+
+	put_device(&udc->dev);
+	release(dev);
+}
+
 /**
  * usb_initialize_gadget - initialize a gadget and its embedded struct device
  * @parent: the parent device to this udc. Usually the controller driver's
@@ -1418,6 +1431,14 @@ int usb_add_gadget(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 	mutex_init(&udc->connect_lock);
 
 	udc->started = false;
+	/*
+	 * Align decoupled lifecycles: take a UDC reference to ensure it
+	 * remains allocated until the gadget is released, requiring an
+	 * override of the gadget's release routine to drop it.
+	 */
+	udc->gadget_release = gadget->dev.release;
+	gadget->dev.release = usb_gadget_release;
+	get_device(&udc->dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&udc_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&udc->list, &udc_list);
@@ -1462,6 +1483,12 @@ int usb_add_gadget(struct usb_gadget *gadget)
 	mutex_lock(&udc_lock);
 	list_del(&udc->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&udc_lock);
+	/*
+	 * Revert the override and drop the UDC reference to prevent
+	 * leaking the UDC if the gadget was statically allocated.
+	 */
+	gadget->dev.release = udc->gadget_release;
+	put_device(&udc->dev);
 
  err_put_udc:
 	put_device(&udc->dev);