diff --git a/drivers/reset/core.c b/drivers/reset/core.c
index bdf1763da87a..957750600ff3 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/core.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/core.c
@@ -18,19 +18,23 @@
 #include <linux/reset-controller.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(reset_controller_list_mutex);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(reset_list_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(reset_controller_list);
 
 /**
  * struct reset_control - a reset control
  * @rcdev: a pointer to the reset controller device
  *         this reset control belongs to
+ * @list: list entry for the rcdev's reset controller list
  * @id: ID of the reset controller in the reset
  *      controller device
+ * @refcnt: Number of gets of this reset_control
  */
 struct reset_control {
 	struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev;
+	struct list_head list;
 	unsigned int id;
+	unsigned int refcnt;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -62,9 +66,11 @@ int reset_controller_register(struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev)
 		rcdev->of_xlate = of_reset_simple_xlate;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rcdev->reset_control_head);
+
+	mutex_lock(&reset_list_mutex);
 	list_add(&rcdev->list, &reset_controller_list);
-	mutex_unlock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -76,9 +82,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_controller_register);
  */
 void reset_controller_unregister(struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&reset_list_mutex);
 	list_del(&rcdev->list);
-	mutex_unlock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_controller_unregister);
 
@@ -136,6 +142,48 @@ int reset_control_status(struct reset_control *rstc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_control_status);
 
+static struct reset_control *__reset_control_get(
+				struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev,
+				unsigned int index)
+{
+	struct reset_control *rstc;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&reset_list_mutex);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(rstc, &rcdev->reset_control_head, list) {
+		if (rstc->id == index) {
+			rstc->refcnt++;
+			return rstc;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rstc = kzalloc(sizeof(*rstc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rstc)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	try_module_get(rcdev->owner);
+
+	rstc->rcdev = rcdev;
+	list_add(&rstc->list, &rcdev->reset_control_head);
+	rstc->id = index;
+	rstc->refcnt = 1;
+
+	return rstc;
+}
+
+static void __reset_control_put(struct reset_control *rstc)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&reset_list_mutex);
+
+	if (--rstc->refcnt)
+		return;
+
+	module_put(rstc->rcdev->owner);
+
+	list_del(&rstc->list);
+	kfree(rstc);
+}
+
 struct reset_control *__of_reset_control_get(struct device_node *node,
 					     const char *id, int index)
 {
@@ -160,7 +208,7 @@ struct reset_control *__of_reset_control_get(struct device_node *node,
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-	mutex_lock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&reset_list_mutex);
 	rcdev = NULL;
 	list_for_each_entry(r, &reset_controller_list, list) {
 		if (args.np == r->of_node) {
@@ -171,32 +219,25 @@ struct reset_control *__of_reset_control_get(struct device_node *node,
 	of_node_put(args.np);
 
 	if (!rcdev) {
-		mutex_unlock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 	}
 
 	if (WARN_ON(args.args_count != rcdev->of_reset_n_cells)) {
-		mutex_unlock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	rstc_id = rcdev->of_xlate(rcdev, &args);
 	if (rstc_id < 0) {
-		mutex_unlock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
 		return ERR_PTR(rstc_id);
 	}
 
-	try_module_get(rcdev->owner);
-	mutex_unlock(&reset_controller_list_mutex);
+	/* reset_list_mutex also protects the rcdev's reset_control list */
+	rstc = __reset_control_get(rcdev, rstc_id);
 
-	rstc = kzalloc(sizeof(*rstc), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rstc) {
-		module_put(rcdev->owner);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
-
-	rstc->rcdev = rcdev;
-	rstc->id = rstc_id;
+	mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
 
 	return rstc;
 }
@@ -212,8 +253,9 @@ void reset_control_put(struct reset_control *rstc)
 	if (IS_ERR(rstc))
 		return;
 
-	module_put(rstc->rcdev->owner);
-	kfree(rstc);
+	mutex_lock(&reset_list_mutex);
+	__reset_control_put(rstc);
+	mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_control_put);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/reset-controller.h b/include/linux/reset-controller.h
index a3a5bcdb1d02..b91ba932bbd4 100644
--- a/include/linux/reset-controller.h
+++ b/include/linux/reset-controller.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct of_phandle_args;
  * @ops: a pointer to device specific struct reset_control_ops
  * @owner: kernel module of the reset controller driver
  * @list: internal list of reset controller devices
+ * @reset_control_head: head of internal list of requested reset controls
  * @of_node: corresponding device tree node as phandle target
  * @of_reset_n_cells: number of cells in reset line specifiers
  * @of_xlate: translation function to translate from specifier as found in the
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ struct reset_controller_dev {
 	const struct reset_control_ops *ops;
 	struct module *owner;
 	struct list_head list;
+	struct list_head reset_control_head;
 	struct device_node *of_node;
 	int of_reset_n_cells;
 	int (*of_xlate)(struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev,