diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
index cba6b58..2c4f324 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@
 	struct list_head imp_list;
 	/* This is the lock which protects dma_buf_xxx lists. */
 	struct mutex lock;
+	/*
+	 * We reference this file while exporting dma-bufs, so
+	 * the grant device context is not destroyed while there are
+	 * external users alive.
+	 */
+	struct file *filp;
 };
 
 /* DMA buffer export support. */
@@ -311,6 +317,7 @@
 
 	dmabuf_exp_wait_obj_signal(gntdev_dmabuf->priv, gntdev_dmabuf);
 	list_del(&gntdev_dmabuf->next);
+	fput(gntdev_dmabuf->priv->filp);
 	kfree(gntdev_dmabuf);
 }
 
@@ -423,6 +430,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&args->dmabuf_priv->lock);
 	list_add(&gntdev_dmabuf->next, &args->dmabuf_priv->exp_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&args->dmabuf_priv->lock);
+	get_file(gntdev_dmabuf->priv->filp);
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -737,6 +745,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void dmabuf_imp_release_all(struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *priv)
+{
+	struct gntdev_dmabuf *q, *gntdev_dmabuf;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(gntdev_dmabuf, q, &priv->imp_list, next)
+		dmabuf_imp_release(priv, gntdev_dmabuf->fd);
+}
+
 /* DMA buffer IOCTL support. */
 
 long gntdev_ioctl_dmabuf_exp_from_refs(struct gntdev_priv *priv, int use_ptemod,
@@ -834,7 +850,7 @@
 	return dmabuf_imp_release(priv->dmabuf_priv, op.fd);
 }
 
-struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *gntdev_dmabuf_init(void)
+struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *gntdev_dmabuf_init(struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *priv;
 
@@ -847,10 +863,13 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->exp_wait_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->imp_list);
 
+	priv->filp = filp;
+
 	return priv;
 }
 
 void gntdev_dmabuf_fini(struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *priv)
 {
+	dmabuf_imp_release_all(priv);
 	kfree(priv);
 }