mutex_lock(&block_class_lock);
        dev = class_find_device(&block_class, NULL, &k, find_start);
-       if (dev)
+       if (dev) {
+               put_device(dev);
                return dev_to_disk(dev);
+       }
        return NULL;
 }
 
        struct device *dev;
        ++*pos;
        dev = class_find_device(&block_class, &gp->dev, NULL, find_next);
-       if (dev)
+       if (dev) {
+               put_device(dev);
                return dev_to_disk(dev);
+       }
        return NULL;
 }
 
 
        mutex_lock(&block_class_lock);
        dev = class_find_device(&block_class, NULL, &k, find_start);
-       if (dev)
+       if (dev) {
+               put_device(dev);
                return dev_to_disk(dev);
+       }
        return NULL;
 }
 
 
        ++*pos;
        dev = class_find_device(&block_class, &gp->dev, NULL, find_next);
-       if (dev)
+       if (dev) {
+               put_device(dev);
                return dev_to_disk(dev);
+       }
        return NULL;
 }
 
        mutex_lock(&block_class_lock);
        find.name = name;
        find.part = part;
-       dev = class_find_device(&block_class, NULL, (void *)&find, match_id);
-       if (dev)
+       dev = class_find_device(&block_class, NULL, &find, match_id);
+       if (dev) {
+               put_device(dev);
                devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(dev->devt),
                             MINOR(dev->devt) + part);
+       }
        mutex_unlock(&block_class_lock);
 
        return devt;