diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 3f9cd47..2e94258 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -883,6 +883,8 @@
 
 	if (desc->irq_data.chip == &no_irq_chip)
 		return -ENOSYS;
+	if (!try_module_get(desc->owner))
+		return -ENODEV;
 	/*
 	 * Some drivers like serial.c use request_irq() heavily,
 	 * so we have to be careful not to interfere with a
@@ -906,8 +908,10 @@
 	 */
 	nested = irq_settings_is_nested_thread(desc);
 	if (nested) {
-		if (!new->thread_fn)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!new->thread_fn) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_mput;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * Replace the primary handler which was provided from
 		 * the driver for non nested interrupt handling by the
@@ -929,8 +933,10 @@
 
 		t = kthread_create(irq_thread, new, "irq/%d-%s", irq,
 				   new->name);
-		if (IS_ERR(t))
-			return PTR_ERR(t);
+		if (IS_ERR(t)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(t);
+			goto out_mput;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * We keep the reference to the task struct even if
 		 * the thread dies to avoid that the interrupt code
@@ -1095,6 +1101,8 @@
 			kthread_stop(t);
 		put_task_struct(t);
 	}
+out_mput:
+	module_put(desc->owner);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1203,6 +1211,7 @@
 		put_task_struct(action->thread);
 	}
 
+	module_put(desc->owner);
 	return action;
 }