diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
index 361e5b57e369..470fcf7dac56 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int vfio_platform_open(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
 	vfio_platform_regions_cleanup(vdev);
 err_reg:
 	mutex_unlock(&driver_lock);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	module_put(vdev->parent_module);
 	return ret;
 }