1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index df5a7135c261..68526f467c87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -135,12 +135,15 @@ i915_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, obj, &handle);
-        drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
-        if (ret)
+        if (ret) {
+                drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
                 return ret;
+        }
 
-        args->handle = handle;
+        /* Sink the floating reference from kref_init(handlecount) */
+        drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
+        args->handle = handle;
         return 0;
 }