diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 8b00eb2..3db9e5d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@
 	debug_register_view(kvm->arch.dbf, &debug_sprintf_view);
 	VM_EVENT(kvm, 3, "%s", "vm created");
 
-	try_module_get(THIS_MODULE);
-
 	return kvm;
 out_nodbf:
 	free_page((unsigned long)(kvm->arch.sca));
@@ -196,13 +194,32 @@
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
+void kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 3, "%s", "free cpu");
+	free_page((unsigned long)(vcpu->arch.sie_block));
+	kfree(vcpu);
+}
+
+static void kvm_free_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < KVM_MAX_VCPUS; ++i) {
+		if (kvm->vcpus[i]) {
+			kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy(kvm->vcpus[i]);
+			kvm->vcpus[i] = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	debug_unregister(kvm->arch.dbf);
+	kvm_free_vcpus(kvm);
 	kvm_free_physmem(kvm);
 	free_page((unsigned long)(kvm->arch.sca));
+	debug_unregister(kvm->arch.dbf);
 	kfree(kvm);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
 /* Section: vcpu related */
@@ -308,8 +325,6 @@
 	VM_EVENT(kvm, 3, "create cpu %d at %p, sie block at %p", id, vcpu,
 		 vcpu->arch.sie_block);
 
-	try_module_get(THIS_MODULE);
-
 	return vcpu;
 out_free_cpu:
 	kfree(vcpu);
@@ -317,14 +332,6 @@
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
-void kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 3, "%s", "destroy cpu");
-	free_page((unsigned long)(vcpu->arch.sie_block));
-	kfree(vcpu);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-}
-
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	/* kvm common code refers to this, but never calls it */