diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c b/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
index 0d22713a3874..383dfda8c12f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
@@ -228,13 +228,15 @@ static int elo_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct elo_priv *priv;
 	int ret;
+	struct usb_device *udev;
 
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->work, elo_work);
-	priv->usbdev = interface_to_usbdev(to_usb_interface(hdev->dev.parent));
+	udev = interface_to_usbdev(to_usb_interface(hdev->dev.parent));
+	priv->usbdev = usb_get_dev(udev);
 
 	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, priv);
 
@@ -265,6 +267,8 @@ static void elo_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
 	struct elo_priv *priv = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 
+	usb_put_dev(priv->usbdev);
+
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->work);
 	kfree(priv);