diff --git a/embassy-stm32/build.rs b/embassy-stm32/build.rs
index 53f209780..f5bdadf5b 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/build.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/build.rs
@@ -162,13 +162,15 @@ fn main() {
 
     let regions_len = flash_memory_regions.len();
     flash_regions.extend(quote! {
-        pub struct FlashRegions {
+        pub struct FlashRegions<'d> {
+            _inner: embassy_hal_common::PeripheralRef<'d, crate::peripherals::FLASH>,
             #(#fields),*
         }
 
-        impl FlashRegions {
-            pub(crate) const fn take() -> Self {
+        impl<'d> FlashRegions<'d> {
+            pub(crate) const fn new(p: embassy_hal_common::PeripheralRef<'d, crate::peripherals::FLASH>) -> Self {
                 Self {
+                    _inner: p,
                     #(#inits),*
                 }
             }
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/flash/mod.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/flash/mod.rs
index 29db2d132..1d1f034aa 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/flash/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/flash/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::Peripheral;
 mod family;
 
 pub struct Flash<'d> {
-    _inner: PeripheralRef<'d, FLASH>,
+    inner: PeripheralRef<'d, FLASH>,
 }
 
 pub struct FlashRegionSettings {
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ static REGION_LOCK: Mutex<CriticalSectionRawMutex, ()> = Mutex::new(());
 impl<'d> Flash<'d> {
     pub fn new(p: impl Peripheral<P = FLASH> + 'd) -> Self {
         into_ref!(p);
-        Self { _inner: p }
+        Self { inner: p }
     }
 
-    pub fn into_regions(self) -> FlashRegions {
-        FlashRegions::take()
+    pub fn into_regions(self) -> FlashRegions<'d> {
+        let mut flash = self;
+        let p = unsafe { flash.inner.clone_unchecked() };
+        FlashRegions::new(p)
     }
 
     pub fn blocking_read(&mut self, offset: u32, bytes: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ impl Drop for Flash<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for FlashRegions {
+impl Drop for FlashRegions<'_> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe { family::lock() };
     }