diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c
index 12460b584bcb..8f681be85460 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ static int device_ ## name ## _open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)	\
 static int device_ ## name ## _release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)	\
 {										\
 	struct drbd_device *device = inode->i_private;				\
-	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);				\
+	put_drbd_dev(device);							\
 	return single_release(inode, file);					\
 }										\
 static const struct file_operations device_ ## name ## _fops = {		\
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index a30a5ed811be..052a86240711 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -1372,6 +1372,16 @@ extern enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_device(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx
 extern void drbd_destroy_device(struct kref *kref);
 extern void drbd_delete_device(struct drbd_device *device);
 
+static inline void get_drbd_dev(struct drbd_device *dev)
+{
+	kref_get(&dev->kref);
+}
+
+static inline void put_drbd_dev(struct drbd_device *dev)
+{
+	kref_put(&dev->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+}
+
 extern struct drbd_resource *drbd_create_resource(const char *name);
 extern void drbd_free_resource(struct drbd_resource *resource);
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 79ab532aabaf..a7c619afecec 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -2746,7 +2746,7 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_device(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx, unsig
 			err = ERR_MINOR_OR_VOLUME_EXISTS;
 		goto out_no_minor_idr;
 	}
-	kref_get(&device->kref);
+	get_drbd_dev(device);
 
 	id = idr_alloc(&resource->devices, device, vnr, vnr + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (id < 0) {
@@ -2754,7 +2754,7 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_device(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx, unsig
 			err = ERR_MINOR_OR_VOLUME_EXISTS;
 		goto out_idr_remove_minor;
 	}
-	kref_get(&device->kref);
+	get_drbd_dev(device);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->peer_devices);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->pending_bitmap_io);
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_device(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx, unsig
 		peer_device->device = device;
 
 		list_add(&peer_device->peer_devices, &device->peer_devices);
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 
 		id = idr_alloc(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr, vnr + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (id < 0) {
@@ -2839,15 +2839,15 @@ void drbd_delete_device(struct drbd_device *device)
 	drbd_debugfs_device_cleanup(device);
 	for_each_connection(connection, resource) {
 		idr_remove(&connection->peer_devices, device->vnr);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 	}
 	idr_remove(&resource->devices, device->vnr);
-	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+	put_drbd_dev(device);
 	idr_remove(&drbd_devices, device_to_minor(device));
-	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+	put_drbd_dev(device);
 	del_gendisk(device->vdisk);
 	synchronize_rcu();
-	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+	put_drbd_dev(device);
 }
 
 static int __init drbd_init(void)
@@ -2959,10 +2959,10 @@ void conn_md_sync(struct drbd_connection *connection)
 	idr_for_each_entry(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr) {
 		struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
 
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		drbd_md_sync(device);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index cddae6f4b00f..294b0b138e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int drbd_adm_prepare(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx,
 	 * But we may explicitly drop it/retake it in drbd_adm_set_role(),
 	 * so make sure this object stays around. */
 	if (adm_ctx->device)
-		kref_get(&adm_ctx->device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(adm_ctx->device);
 
 	if (adm_ctx->resource_name) {
 		adm_ctx->resource = drbd_find_resource(adm_ctx->resource_name);
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int drbd_adm_finish(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx,
 	struct genl_info *info, int retcode)
 {
 	if (adm_ctx->device) {
-		kref_put(&adm_ctx->device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(adm_ctx->device);
 		adm_ctx->device = NULL;
 	}
 	if (adm_ctx->connection) {
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 0c9f54197768..101d81cd4db1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ static void conn_reclaim_net_peer_reqs(struct drbd_connection *connection)
 		if (!atomic_read(&device->pp_in_use_by_net))
 			continue;
 
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		drbd_reclaim_net_peer_reqs(device);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ static int conn_connect(struct drbd_connection *connection)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	idr_for_each_entry(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr) {
 		struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
 		if (discard_my_data)
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ static int conn_connect(struct drbd_connection *connection)
 			clear_bit(DISCARD_MY_DATA, &device->flags);
 
 		drbd_connected(peer_device);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ static void one_flush_endio(struct bio *bio)
 
 	clear_bit(FLUSH_PENDING, &device->flags);
 	put_ldev(device);
-	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+	put_drbd_dev(device);
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->pending))
 		complete(&ctx->done);
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ static void submit_one_flush(struct drbd_device *device, struct issue_flush_cont
 
 		ctx->error = -ENOMEM;
 		put_ldev(device);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static void drbd_flush(struct drbd_connection *connection)
 
 			if (!get_ldev(device))
 				continue;
-			kref_get(&device->kref);
+			get_drbd_dev(device);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 
 			submit_one_flush(device, &ctx);
@@ -1746,10 +1746,10 @@ static void conn_wait_active_ee_empty(struct drbd_connection *connection)
 	idr_for_each_entry(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr) {
 		struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
 
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		drbd_wait_ee_list_empty(device, &device->active_ee);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -5129,10 +5129,10 @@ static void conn_disconnect(struct drbd_connection *connection)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	idr_for_each_entry(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr) {
 		struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		drbd_disconnected(peer_device);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -6112,7 +6112,7 @@ void drbd_send_acks_wf(struct work_struct *ws)
 		tcp_sock_set_cork(connection->meta.socket->sk, true);
 
 	err = drbd_finish_peer_reqs(device);
-	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+	put_drbd_dev(device);
 	/* get is in drbd_endio_write_sec_final(). That is necessary to keep the
 	   struct work_struct send_acks_work alive, which is in the peer_device object */
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
index 287a8d1d3f70..c2fe43d80a29 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ struct drbd_state_change *remember_old_state(struct drbd_resource *resource, gfp
 	device_state_change = state_change->devices;
 	peer_device_state_change = state_change->peer_devices;
 	idr_for_each_entry(&resource->devices, device, vnr) {
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 		device_state_change->device = device;
 		device_state_change->disk_state[OLD] = device->state.disk;
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void forget_state_change(struct drbd_state_change *state_change)
 		struct drbd_device *device = state_change->devices[n].device;
 
 		if (device)
-			kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+			put_drbd_dev(device);
 	}
 	for (n = 0; n < state_change->n_connections; n++) {
 		struct drbd_connection *connection =
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
index 4352a50fbb3f..10d074885ea4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ void drbd_endio_write_sec_final(struct drbd_peer_request *peer_req) __releases(l
 		__drbd_chk_io_error(device, DRBD_WRITE_ERROR);
 
 	if (connection->cstate >= C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS) {
-		kref_get(&device->kref); /* put is in drbd_send_acks_wf() */
+		get_drbd_dev(device); /* put is in drbd_send_acks_wf() */
 		if (!queue_work(connection->ack_sender, &peer_device->send_acks_work))
-			kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+			put_drbd_dev(device);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&device->resource->req_lock, flags);
 
@@ -2065,10 +2065,10 @@ static void do_unqueued_work(struct drbd_connection *connection)
 		if (!todo)
 			continue;
 
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		do_device_work(device, todo);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -2229,10 +2229,10 @@ int drbd_worker(struct drbd_thread *thi)
 	idr_for_each_entry(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr) {
 		struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
 		D_ASSERT(device, device->state.disk == D_DISKLESS && device->state.conn == C_STANDALONE);
-		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		get_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		drbd_device_cleanup(device);
-		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		put_drbd_dev(device);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
