diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 5098bffe6ba6..21b2843b27d0 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static int exact_lock(dev_t devt, void *data)
 {
 	struct gendisk *p = data;
 
-	if (!get_disk(p))
+	if (!get_disk_and_module(p))
 		return -1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ struct gendisk *get_gendisk(dev_t devt, int *partno)
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&ext_devt_lock);
 		part = idr_find(&ext_devt_idr, blk_mangle_minor(MINOR(devt)));
-		if (part && get_disk(part_to_disk(part))) {
+		if (part && get_disk_and_module(part_to_disk(part))) {
 			*partno = part->partno;
 			disk = part_to_disk(part);
 		}
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ struct gendisk *__alloc_disk_node(int minors, int node_id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__alloc_disk_node);
 
-struct kobject *get_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
+struct kobject *get_disk_and_module(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	struct module *owner;
 	struct kobject *kobj;
@@ -1474,15 +1474,13 @@ struct kobject *get_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	return kobj;
 
 }
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_disk);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_disk_and_module);
 
 void put_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	if (disk)
 		kobject_put(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj);
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_disk);
 
 static void set_disk_ro_uevent(struct gendisk *gd, int ro)
diff --git a/drivers/block/amiflop.c b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
index e5aa62fcf5a8..3aaf6af3ec23 100644
--- a/drivers/block/amiflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ static struct kobject *floppy_find(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 	if (unit[drive].type->code == FD_NODRIVE)
 		return NULL;
 	*part = 0;
-	return get_disk(unit[drive].gendisk);
+	return get_disk_and_module(unit[drive].gendisk);
 }
 
 static int __init amiga_floppy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/block/ataflop.c b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
index 8bc3b9fd8dd2..dfb2c2622e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ataflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ static struct kobject *floppy_find(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 	if (drive >= FD_MAX_UNITS || type > NUM_DISK_MINORS)
 		return NULL;
 	*part = 0;
-	return get_disk(unit[drive].disk);
+	return get_disk_and_module(unit[drive].disk);
 }
 
 static int __init atari_floppy_init (void)
diff --git a/drivers/block/brd.c b/drivers/block/brd.c
index 8028a3a7e7fd..deea78e485da 100644
--- a/drivers/block/brd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/brd.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ static struct kobject *brd_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 
 	mutex_lock(&brd_devices_mutex);
 	brd = brd_init_one(MINOR(dev) / max_part, &new);
-	kobj = brd ? get_disk(brd->brd_disk) : NULL;
+	kobj = brd ? get_disk_and_module(brd->brd_disk) : NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&brd_devices_mutex);
 
 	if (new)
diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index eae484acfbbc..8ec7235fc93b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -4505,7 +4505,7 @@ static struct kobject *floppy_find(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 	if (((*part >> 2) & 0x1f) >= ARRAY_SIZE(floppy_type))
 		return NULL;
 	*part = 0;
-	return get_disk(disks[drive]);
+	return get_disk_and_module(disks[drive]);
 }
 
 static int __init do_floppy_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index d5fe720cf149..87855b5123a6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ static struct kobject *loop_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 	if (err < 0)
 		kobj = NULL;
 	else
-		kobj = get_disk(lo->lo_disk);
+		kobj = get_disk_and_module(lo->lo_disk);
 	mutex_unlock(&loop_index_mutex);
 
 	*part = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/block/swim.c b/drivers/block/swim.c
index 84434d3ea19b..64e066eba72e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ static struct kobject *floppy_find(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 		return NULL;
 
 	*part = 0;
-	return get_disk(swd->unit[drive].disk);
+	return get_disk_and_module(swd->unit[drive].disk);
 }
 
 static int swim_add_floppy(struct swim_priv *swd, enum drive_location location)
diff --git a/drivers/block/z2ram.c b/drivers/block/z2ram.c
index 41c95c9b2ab4..8f9130ab5887 100644
--- a/drivers/block/z2ram.c
+++ b/drivers/block/z2ram.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static const struct block_device_operations z2_fops =
 static struct kobject *z2_find(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 {
 	*part = 0;
-	return get_disk(z2ram_gendisk);
+	return get_disk_and_module(z2ram_gendisk);
 }
 
 static struct request_queue *z2_queue;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 17fd55af4d92..caa20eb5f26b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
 {
 	struct gendisk *p = data;
 
-	if (!get_disk(p))
+	if (!get_disk_and_module(p))
 		return -1;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 5e3531027b51..8e11b9321e55 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ extern void delete_partition(struct gendisk *, int);
 extern void printk_all_partitions(void);
 
 extern struct gendisk *__alloc_disk_node(int minors, int node_id);
-extern struct kobject *get_disk(struct gendisk *disk);
+extern struct kobject *get_disk_and_module(struct gendisk *disk);
 extern void put_disk(struct gendisk *disk);
 extern void blk_register_region(dev_t devt, unsigned long range,
 			struct module *module,