--- 70d6f25ba526147d50148cd04fff2f9bf612d0dd
+++ e4c12a1ee30448b78df95e17aedda87832b52314
@@ -530,13 +530,15 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_release(struct in
 {
 	struct snd_rawmidi_file *rfile;
 	struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi;
+	struct module *module;
 
 	rfile = file->private_data;
 	rmidi = rfile->rmidi;
 	rawmidi_release_priv(rfile);
 	kfree(rfile);
+	module = rmidi->card->module;
 	snd_card_file_remove(rmidi->card, file);
-	module_put(rmidi->card->module);
+	module_put(module);
 	return 0;
 }