diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index f14d02ca968c40a546b50c7794d5e1cb271d6031..5e67d58cbc281c1d8e2bd5b8ddd66f82073bdb7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static int omapdrm_init(struct omap_drm_private *priv, struct device *dev)
 	omap_disconnect_pipelines(ddev);
 err_crtc_uninit:
 	omap_crtc_pre_uninit(priv);
-	drm_dev_unref(ddev);
+	drm_dev_put(ddev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static void omapdrm_cleanup(struct omap_drm_private *priv)
 	omap_disconnect_pipelines(ddev);
 	omap_crtc_pre_uninit(priv);
 
-	drm_dev_unref(ddev);
+	drm_dev_put(ddev);
 }
 
 static int pdev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)