diff --git a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
index 8ae013580494..d6359ab57315 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
@@ -1550,11 +1550,13 @@ pub(crate) fn open(ctx: ArcBorrow<'_, Context>, file: &File) -> Result<Arc<Proce
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn release(this: Arc<Process>, _file: &File) {
+        let binderfs_file;
         let should_schedule;
         {
             let mut inner = this.inner.lock();
             should_schedule = inner.defer_work == 0;
             inner.defer_work |= PROC_DEFER_RELEASE;
+            binderfs_file = inner.binderfs_file.take();
         }
 
         if should_schedule {
@@ -1562,6 +1564,8 @@ pub(crate) fn release(this: Arc<Process>, _file: &File) {
             // scheduled for execution.
             let _ = workqueue::system().enqueue(this);
         }
+
+        drop(binderfs_file);
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn flush(this: ArcBorrow<'_, Process>) -> Result {