diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
index cba6b586bfbd..d97fcfc5e558 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv {
 	struct list_head imp_list;
 	/* This is the lock which protects dma_buf_xxx lists. */
 	struct mutex lock;
+	/*
+	 * We reference this file while exporting dma-bufs, so
+	 * the grant device context is not destroyed while there are
+	 * external users alive.
+	 */
+	struct file *filp;
 };
 
 /* DMA buffer export support. */
@@ -311,6 +317,7 @@ static void dmabuf_exp_release(struct kref *kref)
 
 	dmabuf_exp_wait_obj_signal(gntdev_dmabuf->priv, gntdev_dmabuf);
 	list_del(&gntdev_dmabuf->next);
+	fput(gntdev_dmabuf->priv->filp);
 	kfree(gntdev_dmabuf);
 }
 
@@ -423,6 +430,7 @@ static int dmabuf_exp_from_pages(struct gntdev_dmabuf_export_args *args)
 	mutex_lock(&args->dmabuf_priv->lock);
 	list_add(&gntdev_dmabuf->next, &args->dmabuf_priv->exp_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&args->dmabuf_priv->lock);
+	get_file(gntdev_dmabuf->priv->filp);
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -834,7 +842,7 @@ long gntdev_ioctl_dmabuf_imp_release(struct gntdev_priv *priv,
 	return dmabuf_imp_release(priv->dmabuf_priv, op.fd);
 }
 
-struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *gntdev_dmabuf_init(void)
+struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *gntdev_dmabuf_init(struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *priv;
 
@@ -847,6 +855,8 @@ struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *gntdev_dmabuf_init(void)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->exp_wait_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->imp_list);
 
+	priv->filp = filp;
+
 	return priv;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.h b/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.h
index 7220a53d0fc5..3d9b9cf9d5a1 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.h
+++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv;
 struct gntdev_priv;
 
-struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *gntdev_dmabuf_init(void);
+struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *gntdev_dmabuf_init(struct file *filp);
 
 void gntdev_dmabuf_fini(struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
index 5efc5eee9544..7cf9c51318aa 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static int gntdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *flip)
 	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_GNTDEV_DMABUF
-	priv->dmabuf_priv = gntdev_dmabuf_init();
+	priv->dmabuf_priv = gntdev_dmabuf_init(flip);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->dmabuf_priv)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->dmabuf_priv);
 		kfree(priv);