diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
index 694799f6fac1e7fd75c60d79398216d34e249de2..6579eb4c1f287007a3f22179c4593db621d12228 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ void radeon_ib_free(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib **ib)
 	if (tmp == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
+	if (!tmp->fence->emited)
+		radeon_fence_unref(&tmp->fence);
 	mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 	tmp->free = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);