diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
index 3b44ca455049..cf61bf302a05 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ exit_free_master:
 
 static int tegra_slink_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct spi_master *master = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct spi_master *master = spi_master_get(platform_get_drvdata(pdev));
 	struct tegra_slink_data	*tspi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
 	spi_unregister_master(master);
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ static int tegra_slink_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (tspi->rx_dma_chan)
 		tegra_slink_deinit_dma_param(tspi, true);
 
+	spi_master_put(master);
 	return 0;
 }