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;