diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index e617cf0..e19caa1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
 	mutex_lock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
 	cd = ide_cd_g(disk);
 	if (cd) {
-		kref_get(&cd->kref);
-		if (ide_device_get(cd->drive)) {
-			kref_put(&cd->kref, ide_cd_release);
+		if (ide_device_get(cd->drive))
 			cd = NULL;
-		}
+		else
+			kref_get(&cd->kref);
+
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
 	return cd;
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@
 
 static void ide_cd_put(struct cdrom_info *cd)
 {
+	ide_drive_t *drive = cd->drive;
+
 	mutex_lock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
-	ide_device_put(cd->drive);
 	kref_put(&cd->kref, ide_cd_release);
+	ide_device_put(drive);
 	mutex_unlock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
index 28d85b4..68b9cf0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
@@ -65,11 +65,10 @@
 	mutex_lock(&idedisk_ref_mutex);
 	idkp = ide_disk_g(disk);
 	if (idkp) {
-		kref_get(&idkp->kref);
-		if (ide_device_get(idkp->drive)) {
-			kref_put(&idkp->kref, ide_disk_release);
+		if (ide_device_get(idkp->drive))
 			idkp = NULL;
-		}
+		else
+			kref_get(&idkp->kref);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&idedisk_ref_mutex);
 	return idkp;
@@ -77,9 +76,11 @@
 
 static void ide_disk_put(struct ide_disk_obj *idkp)
 {
+	ide_drive_t *drive = idkp->drive;
+
 	mutex_lock(&idedisk_ref_mutex);
-	ide_device_put(idkp->drive);
 	kref_put(&idkp->kref, ide_disk_release);
+	ide_device_put(drive);
 	mutex_unlock(&idedisk_ref_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
index ca11a26..e9034c0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
@@ -167,11 +167,10 @@
 	mutex_lock(&idefloppy_ref_mutex);
 	floppy = ide_floppy_g(disk);
 	if (floppy) {
-		kref_get(&floppy->kref);
-		if (ide_device_get(floppy->drive)) {
-			kref_put(&floppy->kref, idefloppy_cleanup_obj);
+		if (ide_device_get(floppy->drive))
 			floppy = NULL;
-		}
+		else
+			kref_get(&floppy->kref);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&idefloppy_ref_mutex);
 	return floppy;
@@ -179,9 +178,11 @@
 
 static void ide_floppy_put(struct ide_floppy_obj *floppy)
 {
+	ide_drive_t *drive = floppy->drive;
+
 	mutex_lock(&idefloppy_ref_mutex);
-	ide_device_put(floppy->drive);
 	kref_put(&floppy->kref, idefloppy_cleanup_obj);
+	ide_device_put(drive);
 	mutex_unlock(&idefloppy_ref_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 82c2afe..1bce84b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -331,11 +331,10 @@
 	mutex_lock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
 	tape = ide_tape_g(disk);
 	if (tape) {
-		kref_get(&tape->kref);
-		if (ide_device_get(tape->drive)) {
-			kref_put(&tape->kref, ide_tape_release);
+		if (ide_device_get(tape->drive))
 			tape = NULL;
-		}
+		else
+			kref_get(&tape->kref);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
 	return tape;
@@ -343,9 +342,11 @@
 
 static void ide_tape_put(struct ide_tape_obj *tape)
 {
+	ide_drive_t *drive = tape->drive;
+
 	mutex_lock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
-	ide_device_put(tape->drive);
 	kref_put(&tape->kref, ide_tape_release);
+	ide_device_put(drive);
 	mutex_unlock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
 }