diff --git a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
@@ -781,12 +781,13 @@ static void __init gdth_search_dev(gdth_
           *cnt, vendor, device));
 
     pdev = NULL;
-    while ((pdev = pci_find_device(vendor, device, pdev)) 
-           != NULL) {
+	while ((pdev = pci_get_device(vendor, device, pdev)) != NULL) {
         if (pci_enable_device(pdev))
             continue;
-        if (*cnt >= MAXHA)
+		if (*cnt >= MAXHA) {
+			pci_dev_put(pdev);
             return;
+		}
         /* GDT PCI controller found, resources are already in pdev */
         pcistr[*cnt].pdev = pdev;
         pcistr[*cnt].vendor_id = vendor;
@@ -4542,6 +4543,8 @@ static int __init gdth_detect(Scsi_Host_
             }
         }
 
+		pci_dev_put(pcistr[ctr].pdev);
+
         if (err) {
             printk("GDT-PCI %d: Error during device scan\n", hanum);
             --gdth_ctr_count;