diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index 6759a6261500..3a2e4582db8e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -1058,15 +1058,27 @@ service_callback(enum vchiq_reason reason, struct vchiq_header *header,
 
 	DEBUG_TRACE(SERVICE_CALLBACK_LINE);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	service = handle_to_service(handle);
-	if (WARN_ON(!service))
+	if (WARN_ON(!service)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return VCHIQ_SUCCESS;
+	}
 
 	user_service = (struct user_service *)service->base.userdata;
 	instance = user_service->instance;
 
-	if (!instance || instance->closing)
+	if (!instance || instance->closing) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return VCHIQ_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * As hopping around different synchronization mechanism,
+	 * taking an extra reference results in simpler implementation.
+	 */
+	vchiq_service_get(service);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	vchiq_log_trace(vchiq_arm_log_level,
 			"%s - service %lx(%d,%p), reason %d, header %lx, instance %lx, bulk_userdata %lx",
@@ -1097,6 +1109,7 @@ service_callback(enum vchiq_reason reason, struct vchiq_header *header,
 							bulk_userdata);
 				if (status != VCHIQ_SUCCESS) {
 					DEBUG_TRACE(SERVICE_CALLBACK_LINE);
+					vchiq_service_put(service);
 					return status;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1105,10 +1118,12 @@ service_callback(enum vchiq_reason reason, struct vchiq_header *header,
 			if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&user_service->remove_event)) {
 				vchiq_log_info(vchiq_arm_log_level, "%s interrupted", __func__);
 				DEBUG_TRACE(SERVICE_CALLBACK_LINE);
+				vchiq_service_put(service);
 				return VCHIQ_RETRY;
 			} else if (instance->closing) {
 				vchiq_log_info(vchiq_arm_log_level, "%s closing", __func__);
 				DEBUG_TRACE(SERVICE_CALLBACK_LINE);
+				vchiq_service_put(service);
 				return VCHIQ_ERROR;
 			}
 			DEBUG_TRACE(SERVICE_CALLBACK_LINE);
@@ -1137,6 +1152,7 @@ service_callback(enum vchiq_reason reason, struct vchiq_header *header,
 		header = NULL;
 	}
 	DEBUG_TRACE(SERVICE_CALLBACK_LINE);
+	vchiq_service_put(service);
 
 	if (skip_completion)
 		return VCHIQ_SUCCESS;