diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_ppgtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_ppgtt.c
index 38c7069b77494087478821c23f8a2995d30b8649..f08e25e95746e1e38ccee14782d2a64569cec6b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_ppgtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_ppgtt.c
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@ static int gen8_preallocate_top_level_pdp(struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt)
 
 		err = pin_pt_dma(vm, pde->pt.base);
 		if (err) {
-			i915_gem_object_put(pde->pt.base);
 			free_pd(vm, pde);
 			return err;
 		}