diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c
index b37bf53dd54f..89d25fcef642 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int sevseg_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	if (!mydev)
 		goto error_mem;
 
-	mydev->udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
+	mydev->udev = udev;
 	mydev->intf = interface;
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, mydev);
 
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ static void sevseg_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 
 	mydev = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
-	usb_put_dev(mydev->udev);
 	kfree(mydev);
 	dev_info(&interface->dev, "USB 7 Segment now disconnected\n");
 }