diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 3ef823d7d255..da7e66a2a38b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ void vc_disallocate(unsigned int currcons)
 	if (vc_cons_allocated(currcons)) {
 		struct vc_data *vc = vc_cons[currcons].d;
 		vc->vc_sw->con_deinit(vc);
+		module_put(vc->vc_sw->owner);
 		if (vc->vc_kmalloced)
 			kfree(vc->vc_screenbuf);
 		if (currcons >= MIN_NR_CONSOLES)