diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index f176dbaeb15a..3fcf80ff12f2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ static int pp_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			return -ENODEV;
 
 		modes = port->modes;
+		parport_put_port(port);
 		if (copy_to_user (argp, &modes, sizeof (modes))) {
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}