1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index cf4ffbee1c00..4cdf74264ee8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -136,14 +136,12 @@ i915_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, obj, &handle);
+        /* drop reference from allocate - handle holds it now */
+        drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
         if (ret) {
-                drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
                 return ret;
         }
 
-        /* Sink the floating reference from kref_init(handlecount) */
-        drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(obj);
-
         args->handle = handle;
         return 0;
 }