diff --git a/drivers/iommu/dmar.c b/drivers/iommu/dmar.c
index a68e3b4fdd6e..9ad5a7019abf 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/dmar.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/dmar.c
@@ -1110,6 +1110,7 @@ static int alloc_iommu(struct dmar_drhd_unit *drhd)
 	}
 
 	drhd->iommu = iommu;
+	iommu->drhd = drhd;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1124,7 +1125,7 @@ error:
 
 static void free_iommu(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
 {
-	if (intel_iommu_enabled && iommu->iommu_dev)
+	if (intel_iommu_enabled && !iommu->drhd->ignored)
 		iommu_device_destroy(iommu->iommu_dev);
 
 	if (iommu->irq) {
diff --git a/include/linux/intel-iommu.h b/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
index d86ac620f0aa..188bd1768971 100644
--- a/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
+++ b/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ struct intel_iommu {
 	struct device	*iommu_dev; /* IOMMU-sysfs device */
 	int		node;
 	u32		flags;      /* Software defined flags */
+
+	struct dmar_drhd_unit *drhd;
 };
 
 static inline void __iommu_flush_cache(