diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 7e6304dfafab1..312fafe0ab6ed 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ int swap_type_of(dev_t device, sector_t offset, struct block_device **bdev_p)
 
 		if (!bdev) {
 			if (bdev_p)
-				*bdev_p = sis->bdev;
+				*bdev_p = bdget(sis->bdev->bd_dev);
 
 			spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
 			return i;
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ int swap_type_of(dev_t device, sector_t offset, struct block_device **bdev_p)
 					struct swap_extent, list);
 			if (se->start_block == offset) {
 				if (bdev_p)
-					*bdev_p = sis->bdev;
+					*bdev_p = bdget(sis->bdev->bd_dev);
 
 				spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
 				bdput(bdev);