diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index c02df37894ff..8877d22da67e 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -283,8 +283,10 @@ static void raw_notify(struct raw_sock *ro, unsigned long msg,
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
 		lock_sock(sk);
 		/* remove current filters & unregister */
-		if (ro->bound)
+		if (ro->bound) {
 			raw_disable_allfilters(dev_net(dev), dev, sk);
+			dev_put(dev);
+		}
 
 		if (ro->count > 1)
 			kfree(ro->filter);
@@ -388,10 +390,12 @@ static int raw_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	/* remove current filters & unregister */
 	if (ro->bound) {
-		if (ro->dev)
+		if (ro->dev) {
 			raw_disable_allfilters(dev_net(ro->dev), ro->dev, sk);
-		else
+			dev_put(ro->dev);
+		} else {
 			raw_disable_allfilters(sock_net(sk), NULL, sk);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (ro->count > 1)
@@ -442,10 +446,10 @@ static int raw_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len)
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
-			dev_put(dev);
 			err = -ENODEV;
-			goto out;
+			goto out_put_dev;
 		}
+
 		if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP))
 			notify_enetdown = 1;
 
@@ -453,7 +457,9 @@ static int raw_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len)
 
 		/* filters set by default/setsockopt */
 		err = raw_enable_allfilters(sock_net(sk), dev, sk);
-		dev_put(dev);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_put_dev;
+
 	} else {
 		ifindex = 0;
 
@@ -464,18 +470,28 @@ static int raw_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len)
 	if (!err) {
 		if (ro->bound) {
 			/* unregister old filters */
-			if (ro->dev)
+			if (ro->dev) {
 				raw_disable_allfilters(dev_net(ro->dev),
 						       ro->dev, sk);
-			else
+				/* drop reference to old ro->dev */
+				dev_put(ro->dev);
+			} else {
 				raw_disable_allfilters(sock_net(sk), NULL, sk);
+			}
 		}
 		ro->ifindex = ifindex;
 		ro->bound = 1;
+		/* bind() ok -> hold a reference for new ro->dev */
 		ro->dev = dev;
+		if (ro->dev)
+			dev_hold(ro->dev);
 	}
 
- out:
+out_put_dev:
+	/* remove potential reference from dev_get_by_index() */
+	if (dev)
+		dev_put(dev);
+out:
 	release_sock(sk);
 	rtnl_unlock();