diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index a7868ad4d530..cbbed0db9e56 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -535,13 +535,15 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct snd_rawmidi_file *rfile;
 	struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi;
+	struct module *module;
 
 	rfile = file->private_data;
 	rmidi = rfile->rmidi;
 	rawmidi_release_priv(rfile);
 	kfree(rfile);
+	module = rmidi->card->module;
 	snd_card_file_remove(rmidi->card, file);
-	module_put(rmidi->card->module);
+	module_put(module);
 	return 0;
 }