diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
index e8c5c54e1d26..d6a6adfd5159 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
@@ -171,6 +171,15 @@ static struct xen_blkif *xen_blkif_alloc(domid_t domid)
 	blkif->domid = domid;
 	atomic_set(&blkif->refcnt, 1);
 	init_completion(&blkif->drain_complete);
+
+	/*
+	 * Because freeing back to the cache may be deferred, it is not
+	 * safe to unload the module (and hence destroy the cache) until
+	 * this has completed. To prevent premature unloading, take an
+	 * extra module reference here and release only when the object
+	 * has been freed back to the cache.
+	 */
+	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
 	INIT_WORK(&blkif->free_work, xen_blkif_deferred_free);
 
 	return blkif;
@@ -320,6 +329,7 @@ static void xen_blkif_free(struct xen_blkif *blkif)
 
 	/* Make sure everything is drained before shutting down */
 	kmem_cache_free(xen_blkif_cachep, blkif);
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
 int __init xen_blkif_interface_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/xen/balloon.c b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
index 4f2e78a5e4db..0c142bcab79d 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ static struct notifier_block xen_memory_nb = {
 #else
 static enum bp_state reserve_additional_memory(void)
 {
-	balloon_stats.target_pages = balloon_stats.current_pages;
+	balloon_stats.target_pages = balloon_stats.current_pages +
+				     balloon_stats.target_unpopulated;
 	return BP_ECANCELED;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_XEN_BALLOON_MEMORY_HOTPLUG */