diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index a6b2082c24f8..3069a0bad50f 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -5221,7 +5221,7 @@ static int binder_open(struct inode *nodp, struct file *filp)
 	proc->default_priority = task_nice(current);
 	/* binderfs stashes devices in i_private */
 	if (is_binderfs_device(nodp)) {
-		binder_dev = nodp->i_private;
+		binder_dev = binderfs_device_get(nodp->i_private);
 		info = nodp->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 		binder_binderfs_dir_entry_proc = info->proc_log_dir;
 	} else {
@@ -5405,6 +5405,7 @@ static int binder_node_release(struct binder_node *node, int refs)
 static void binder_deferred_release(struct binder_proc *proc)
 {
 	struct binder_context *context = proc->context;
+	struct binder_device *device;
 	struct rb_node *n;
 	int threads, nodes, incoming_refs, outgoing_refs, active_transactions;
 
@@ -5484,6 +5485,8 @@ static void binder_deferred_release(struct binder_proc *proc)
 		     outgoing_refs, active_transactions);
 
 	binder_proc_dec_tmpref(proc);
+	device = container_of(proc->context, struct binder_device, context);
+	binderfs_device_put(device);
 }
 
 static void binder_deferred_func(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_internal.h b/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
index ae991097d14d..73941d3382f3 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/android/binder_internal.h
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ struct binder_device {
 	struct inode *binderfs_inode;
 };
 
+static inline struct binder_device *binderfs_device_get(struct binder_device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev->binderfs_inode)
+		ihold(dev->binderfs_inode);
+	return dev;
+}
+
+static inline void binderfs_device_put(struct binder_device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev->binderfs_inode)
+		iput(dev->binderfs_inode);
+}
+
 /**
  * binderfs_mount_opts - mount options for binderfs
  * @max: maximum number of allocatable binderfs binder devices