diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
index b319c4423d78..43839e805531 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
@@ -824,12 +824,18 @@ svcauth_gss_register_pseudoflavor(u32 pseudoflavor, char * name)
 	new->h.flavour = &svcauthops_gss;
 	new->pseudoflavor = pseudoflavor;
 
+	if (!try_module_get(svcauthops_gss.owner)) {
+		stat = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_free_name;
+	}
+
 	test = auth_domain_lookup(name, &new->h);
 	if (test != &new->h) {
 		pr_warn("svc: duplicate registration of gss pseudo flavour %s.\n",
 			name);
 		stat = -EADDRINUSE;
 		auth_domain_put(test);
+		module_put(svcauthops_gss.owner);
 		goto out_free_name;
 	}
 	return test;
@@ -2004,9 +2010,11 @@ svcauth_gss_domain_release_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct auth_domain *dom = container_of(head, struct auth_domain, rcu_head);
 	struct gss_domain *gd = container_of(dom, struct gss_domain, h);
+	struct module *owner = dom->flavour->owner;
 
 	kfree(dom->name);
 	kfree(gd);
+	module_put(owner);
 }
 
 static void