diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index fd141140..07c80e6 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -909,16 +909,18 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__symbol_put);
 
+/* Note this assumes addr is a function, which it currently always is. */
 void symbol_put_addr(void *addr)
 {
 	struct module *modaddr;
+	unsigned long a = (unsigned long)dereference_function_descriptor(addr);
 
-	if (core_kernel_text((unsigned long)addr))
+	if (core_kernel_text(a))
 		return;
 
 	/* module_text_address is safe here: we're supposed to have reference
 	 * to module from symbol_get, so it can't go away. */
-	modaddr = __module_text_address((unsigned long)addr);
+	modaddr = __module_text_address(a);
 	BUG_ON(!modaddr);
 	module_put(modaddr);
 }