--- drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs-24.c	Thu Jun 12 15:44:47 2003
+++ drivers-nand/mtd/mtd_blkdevs-24.c	Thu Jun 12 17:21:15 2003
@@ -239,8 +239,10 @@
 		tr->usecount--;
 		dev->usecount--;
 		dev->mtd->usecount--;
+		if (dev->mtd->owner)
 		__MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT(dev->mtd->owner);
 	out_tr:
+		if (tr->owner)
 		__MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT(tr->owner);
 	}
  out:
@@ -279,7 +281,9 @@
 		tr->usecount--;
 		dev->usecount--;
 		dev->mtd->usecount--;
+		if (dev->mtd->owner)
 		__MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT(dev->mtd->owner);
+		if (tr->owner)
 		__MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT(tr->owner);
 	}