diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index e059695..1f85b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -89,26 +89,42 @@ static struct dmi_system_id dsdt_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
                                 Device Management
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-int acpi_bus_get_device(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_device **device)
+bool acpi_bus_has_device(acpi_handle handle)
 {
-	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+	acpi_status status;
+	struct acpi_device *device = NULL;
+
+	down_read(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
+	status = acpi_get_data(handle, acpi_bus_data_handler, (void **)&device);
+	up_read(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
+
+	return ACPI_SUCCESS(status) && device;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_has_device);
 
+int acpi_bus_get_device(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_device **device)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
 
 	if (!device)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* TBD: Support fixed-feature devices */
 
+	down_read(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
 	status = acpi_get_data(handle, acpi_bus_data_handler, (void **)device);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !*device) {
+		up_read(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "No context for object [%p]\n",
 				  handle));
 		return -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		get_device(&(*device)->dev);
+		up_read(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_get_device);
 
 acpi_status acpi_bus_get_status_handle(acpi_handle handle,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index ca75b9c..70843c0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -93,4 +93,7 @@ static inline int suspend_nvs_save(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void suspend_nvs_restore(void) {}
 #endif
 
+extern struct rw_semaphore acpi_device_data_handler_sem;
+void acpi_bus_data_handler(acpi_handle handle, void *context);
+
 #endif /* _ACPI_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index d1ecca2..a1d5188 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/signal.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include <linux/sem.h>
 
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(acpi_device_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(acpi_bus_id_list);
 DEFINE_MUTEX(acpi_device_lock);
 LIST_HEAD(acpi_wakeup_device_list);
+DECLARE_RWSEM(acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
 
 struct acpi_device_bus_id{
 	char bus_id[15];
@@ -552,7 +554,9 @@ static void acpi_device_unregister(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 	list_del(&device->wakeup_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&acpi_device_lock);
 
+	down_write(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
 	acpi_detach_data(device->handle, acpi_bus_data_handler);
+	up_write(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
 
 	acpi_device_remove_files(device);
 	device_unregister(&device->dev);
@@ -1215,8 +1219,10 @@ static int acpi_device_set_context(struct acpi_device *device)
 	if (!device->handle)
 		return 0;
 
+	down_write(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
 	status = acpi_attach_data(device->handle,
 				  acpi_bus_data_handler, device);
+	up_write(&acpi_device_data_handler_sem);
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_opregion.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_opregion.c
index 18bd0af..da7dd48 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_opregion.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_opregion.c
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ static void intel_didl_outputs(struct drm_device *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	acpi_device_put(acpi_dev);
+
 	if (!acpi_video_bus) {
 		pr_warn("No ACPI video bus found\n");
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
index 26ebffe..69d2e22 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ nouveau_acpi_edid(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_connector *connector)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = acpi_video_get_edid(acpidev, type, -1, &edid);
+	acpi_device_put(acpidev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
index 3d6d4fd..1016c38 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
@@ -749,11 +749,13 @@ static int acpiphp_bus_add(struct acpiphp_func *func)
 		 * the bus then re-add it...
 		 */
 		ret_val = acpi_bus_trim(device, 1);
+		acpi_device_put(device);
 		dbg("acpi_bus_trim return %x\n", ret_val);
 	}
 
 	ret_val = acpi_bus_add(&device, pdevice, func->handle,
 		ACPI_BUS_TYPE_DEVICE);
+	acpi_device_put(pdevice);
 	if (ret_val) {
 		dbg("error adding bus, %x\n",
 			-ret_val);
@@ -785,6 +787,8 @@ static int acpiphp_bus_trim(acpi_handle handle)
 	if (retval)
 		err("cannot remove from acpi list\n");
 
+	acpi_device_put(device);
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -1146,8 +1150,10 @@ static void handle_bridge_insertion(acpi_handle handle, u32 type)
 	}
 	if (acpi_bus_add(&device, pdevice, handle, ACPI_BUS_TYPE_DEVICE)) {
 		err("cannot add bridge to acpi list\n");
+		acpi_device_put(pdevice);
 		return;
 	}
+	acpi_device_put(pdevice);
 	if (!acpiphp_configure_bridge(handle) &&
 		!acpi_bus_start(device))
 		add_bridge(handle);
@@ -1224,7 +1230,6 @@ static void _handle_hotplug_event_bridge(struct work_struct *work)
 	char objname[64];
 	struct acpi_buffer buffer = { .length = sizeof(objname),
 				      .pointer = objname };
-	struct acpi_device *device;
 	int num_sub_bridges = 0;
 	struct acpiphp_hp_work *hp_work;
 	acpi_handle handle;
@@ -1234,7 +1239,7 @@ static void _handle_hotplug_event_bridge(struct work_struct *work)
 	handle = hp_work->handle;
 	type = hp_work->type;
 
-	if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device)) {
+	if (!acpi_bus_has_device(handle)) {
 		/* This bridge must have just been physically inserted */
 		handle_bridge_insertion(handle, type);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
index c35e8ad..ecd4b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_ibm.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int __init ibm_acpiphp_init(void)
 	}
 	if (acpiphp_register_attention(&ibm_attention_info)) {
 		retval = -ENODEV;
-		goto init_return;
+		goto put_device;
 	}
 
 	ibm_note.device = device;
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ static int __init ibm_acpiphp_init(void)
 
 init_cleanup:
 	acpiphp_unregister_attention(&ibm_attention_info);
+put_device:
+	acpi_device_put(device);
 init_return:
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -493,6 +495,7 @@ static void __exit ibm_acpiphp_exit(void)
 		err("%s: Notification handler removal failed\n", __func__);
 	/* remove the /sys entries */
 	sysfs_remove_bin_file(sysdir, &ibm_apci_table_attr);
+	acpi_device_put(ibm_note.device);
 }
 
 module_init(ibm_acpiphp_init);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c
index f64ca92..b02c99e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/sgi_hotplug.c
@@ -462,6 +462,8 @@ static int enable_slot(struct hotplug_slot *bss_hotplug_slot)
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		acpi_device_put(pdevice);
 	}
 
 	/* Call the driver for the new device */
@@ -538,8 +540,10 @@ static int disable_slot(struct hotplug_slot *bss_hotplug_slot)
 
 				ret = acpi_bus_get_device(chandle,
 							  &device);
-				if (ACPI_SUCCESS(ret))
+				if (ACPI_SUCCESS(ret)) {
 					acpi_bus_trim(device, 1);
+					acpi_device_put(device);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 52daaa8..56e421a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ static int __init setup_acpi_notify(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
 			pr_err("acpi_install_notify_handler(%s) failed: %s\n",
 			       ibm->name, acpi_format_exception(status));
 		}
+		acpi_device_put(ibm->acpi->device);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	ibm->flags.acpi_notify_installed = 1;
@@ -8464,6 +8465,7 @@ static void ibm_exit(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
 		acpi_remove_notify_handler(*ibm->acpi->handle,
 					   ibm->acpi->type,
 					   dispatch_acpi_notify);
+		acpi_device_put(ibm->acpi->device);
 		ibm->flags.acpi_notify_installed = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c b/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
index 507a8e2..0c5c0f4 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ static int pnpacpi_get_resources(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 
 static int pnpacpi_set_resources(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *acpi_dev;
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	struct acpi_buffer buffer;
 	int ret;
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ static int pnpacpi_set_resources(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 	pnp_dbg(&dev->dev, "set resources\n");
 
 	handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&dev->dev);
-	if (!handle || ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &acpi_dev))) {
+	if (!handle || !acpi_bus_has_device(handle)) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "ACPI device not found in %s!\n", __func__);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -113,14 +112,13 @@ static int pnpacpi_set_resources(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 
 static int pnpacpi_disable_resources(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *acpi_dev;
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "disable resources\n");
 
 	handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&dev->dev);
-	if (!handle || ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &acpi_dev))) {
+	if (!handle || !acpi_bus_has_device(handle)) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "ACPI device not found in %s!\n", __func__);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -138,11 +136,10 @@ static int pnpacpi_disable_resources(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP
 static bool pnpacpi_can_wakeup(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *acpi_dev;
 	acpi_handle handle;
 
 	handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&dev->dev);
-	if (!handle || ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &acpi_dev))) {
+	if (!handle || !acpi_bus_has_device(handle)) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "ACPI device not found in %s!\n", __func__);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -152,12 +149,11 @@ static bool pnpacpi_can_wakeup(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 
 static int pnpacpi_suspend(struct pnp_dev *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *acpi_dev;
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&dev->dev);
-	if (!handle || ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &acpi_dev))) {
+	if (!handle || !acpi_bus_has_device(handle)) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "ACPI device not found in %s!\n", __func__);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -190,11 +186,10 @@ static int pnpacpi_suspend(struct pnp_dev *dev, pm_message_t state)
 
 static int pnpacpi_resume(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *acpi_dev;
 	acpi_handle handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&dev->dev);
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if (!handle || ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &acpi_dev))) {
+	if (!handle || !acpi_bus_has_device(handle)) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "ACPI device not found in %s!\n", __func__);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -310,10 +305,12 @@ static acpi_status __init pnpacpi_add_device_handler(acpi_handle handle,
 {
 	struct acpi_device *device;
 
-	if (!acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device))
-		pnpacpi_add_device(device);
-	else
+	if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device))
 		return AE_CTRL_DEPTH;
+
+	pnpacpi_add_device(device);
+	acpi_device_put(device);
+
 	return AE_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index bde976e..0a109fc 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -349,8 +349,22 @@ extern void unregister_acpi_bus_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
  * External Functions
  */
 
+static inline struct acpi_device *acpi_device_get(struct acpi_device *d)
+{
+	if (d)
+		get_device(&d->dev);
+
+	return d;
+}
+
+static inline void acpi_device_put(struct acpi_device *d)
+{
+	if (d)
+		put_device(&d->dev);
+}
+
+bool acpi_bus_has_device(acpi_handle handle);
 int acpi_bus_get_device(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_device **device);
-void acpi_bus_data_handler(acpi_handle handle, void *context);
 acpi_status acpi_bus_get_status_handle(acpi_handle handle,
 				       unsigned long long *sta);
 int acpi_bus_get_status(struct acpi_device *device);
