diff --git a/fs/afs/fs_probe.c b/fs/afs/fs_probe.c
index cfe62b154f68..e1b9ed679045 100644
--- a/fs/afs/fs_probe.c
+++ b/fs/afs/fs_probe.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ static int afs_do_probe_fileserver(struct afs_net *net,
 	read_lock(&server->fs_lock);
 	ac.alist = rcu_dereference_protected(server->addresses,
 					     lockdep_is_held(&server->fs_lock));
+	afs_get_addrlist(ac.alist);
 	read_unlock(&server->fs_lock);
 
 	atomic_set(&server->probe_outstanding, ac.alist->nr_addrs);
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ static int afs_do_probe_fileserver(struct afs_net *net,
 
 	if (!in_progress)
 		afs_fs_probe_done(server);
+	afs_put_addrlist(ac.alist);
 	return in_progress;
 }