diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 99562ce..b32984b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 {
 	struct evdev *evdev = container_of(dev, struct evdev, dev);
 
+	input_put_device(evdev->handle.dev);
 	kfree(evdev);
 }
 
@@ -853,9 +854,6 @@
 	evdev_hangup(evdev);
 	evdev_remove_chrdev(evdev);
 
-	if (evdev->grab)
-		evdev_ungrab(evdev, evdev->grab);
-
 	/* evdev is marked dead so no one else accesses evdev->open */
 	if (evdev->open) {
 		input_flush_device(handle, NULL);
@@ -896,7 +894,7 @@
 	evdev->exist = 1;
 	evdev->minor = minor;
 
-	evdev->handle.dev = dev;
+	evdev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
 	evdev->handle.name = evdev->name;
 	evdev->handle.handler = handler;
 	evdev->handle.private = evdev;
diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c
index 22b2789..65d7077 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joydev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
 {
 	struct joydev *joydev = container_of(dev, struct joydev, dev);
 
+	input_put_device(joydev->handle.dev);
 	kfree(joydev);
 }
 
@@ -750,7 +751,7 @@
 	joydev->minor = minor;
 
 	joydev->exist = 1;
-	joydev->handle.dev = dev;
+	joydev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
 	joydev->handle.name = joydev->name;
 	joydev->handle.handler = handler;
 	joydev->handle.private = joydev;
diff --git a/drivers/input/mousedev.c b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
index bbbe5e8..b989748 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mousedev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
 {
 	struct mousedev *mousedev = container_of(dev, struct mousedev, dev);
 
+	input_put_device(mousedev->handle.dev);
 	kfree(mousedev);
 }
 
@@ -865,7 +866,7 @@
 
 	mousedev->minor = minor;
 	mousedev->exist = 1;
-	mousedev->handle.dev = dev;
+	mousedev->handle.dev = input_get_device(dev);
 	mousedev->handle.name = mousedev->name;
 	mousedev->handle.handler = handler;
 	mousedev->handle.private = mousedev;