diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 40d9dcf858bf8ebe789d27b690a742855cfb2d62..92149bcabe9839c6825407d69534dd6a581c076d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2746,7 +2746,6 @@ int i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 		obj->has_aliasing_ppgtt_mapping = 0;
 	}
 	i915_gem_gtt_finish_object(obj);
-	i915_gem_object_unpin_pages(obj);
 
 	list_del(&vma->mm_list);
 	/* Avoid an unnecessary call to unbind on rebind. */
@@ -2754,7 +2753,6 @@ int i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 		obj->map_and_fenceable = true;
 
 	drm_mm_remove_node(&vma->node);
-
 	i915_gem_vma_destroy(vma);
 
 	/* Since the unbound list is global, only move to that list if
@@ -2762,6 +2760,12 @@ int i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	if (list_empty(&obj->vma_list))
 		list_move_tail(&obj->global_list, &dev_priv->mm.unbound_list);
 
+	/* And finally now the object is completely decoupled from this vma,
+	 * we can drop its hold on the backing storage and allow it to be
+	 * reaped by the shrinker.
+	 */
+	i915_gem_object_unpin_pages(obj);
+
 	return 0;
 }