diff --git a/include/linux/livepatch.h b/include/linux/livepatch.h
index ba9e3988c07c..5f74f79c22b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/livepatch.h
+++ b/include/linux/livepatch.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  * @kobj:	kobject for sysfs resources
  * @node:	list node for klp_object func_list
  * @stack_node:	list node for klp_ops func_stack list
+ * @obj:	back pointer to the owning object
  * @old_size:	size of the old function
  * @new_size:	size of the new function
  * @nop:        temporary patch to use the original code again; dyn. allocated
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ struct klp_func {
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct list_head stack_node;
+	struct klp_object *obj;
 	unsigned long old_size, new_size;
 	bool nop;
 	bool patched;
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ struct klp_func {
  * @kobj:	kobject for sysfs resources
  * @func_list:	dynamic list of the function entries
  * @node:	list node for klp_patch obj_list
+ * @patch:	back pointer to the owning patch
  * @mod:	kernel module associated with the patched object
  *		(NULL for vmlinux)
  * @dynamic:    temporary object for nop functions; dynamically allocated
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ struct klp_object {
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	struct list_head func_list;
 	struct list_head node;
+	struct klp_patch *patch;
 	struct module *mod;
 	bool dynamic;
 	bool patched;
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index a240d1144e89..517fe427ff92 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -646,12 +646,15 @@ static const struct kobj_type klp_ktype_patch = {
 
 static void klp_kobj_release_object(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
+	struct klp_patch *patch;
 	struct klp_object *obj;
 
 	obj = container_of(kobj, struct klp_object, kobj);
+	patch = obj->patch;
 
 	if (obj->dynamic)
 		klp_free_object_dynamic(obj);
+	kobject_put(&patch->kobj);
 }
 
 static const struct kobj_type klp_ktype_object = {
@@ -662,12 +665,15 @@ static const struct kobj_type klp_ktype_object = {
 
 static void klp_kobj_release_func(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
+	struct klp_object *obj;
 	struct klp_func *func;
 
 	func = container_of(kobj, struct klp_func, kobj);
+	obj = func->obj;
 
 	if (func->nop)
 		klp_free_func_nop(func);
+	kobject_put(&obj->kobj);
 }
 
 static const struct kobj_type klp_ktype_func = {
@@ -943,7 +949,9 @@ static void klp_init_func_early(struct klp_object *obj,
 				struct klp_func *func)
 {
 	kobject_init(&func->kobj, &klp_ktype_func);
+	kobject_get(&obj->kobj);
 	list_add_tail(&func->node, &obj->func_list);
+	func->obj = obj;
 }
 
 static void klp_init_object_early(struct klp_patch *patch,
@@ -951,7 +959,9 @@ static void klp_init_object_early(struct klp_patch *patch,
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->func_list);
 	kobject_init(&obj->kobj, &klp_ktype_object);
+	kobject_get(&patch->kobj);
 	list_add_tail(&obj->node, &patch->obj_list);
+	obj->patch = patch;
 }
 
 static void klp_init_patch_early(struct klp_patch *patch)