diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index 0523f11d915a6c08e3a1dee591349626d1bfef1f..c28b23c707414a8897e64762b51695e4f53b5026 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -762,7 +762,6 @@ struct amdgpu_ib {
 	uint32_t			length_dw;
 	uint64_t			gpu_addr;
 	uint32_t			*ptr;
-	struct fence			*fence;
 	struct amdgpu_user_fence        *user;
 	struct amdgpu_vm		*vm;
 	unsigned			vm_id;
@@ -1240,6 +1239,7 @@ struct amdgpu_job {
 	struct amdgpu_ring	*ring;
 	struct amdgpu_sync	sync;
 	struct amdgpu_ib	*ibs;
+	struct fence		*fence; /* the hw fence */
 	uint32_t		num_ibs;
 	void			*owner;
 	struct amdgpu_user_fence uf;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
index 345cac9948be4778cea81ad38e1985be2567aa43..8443cea6821ad00cad2181d16ac450b8045223ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ int amdgpu_ib_get(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 void amdgpu_ib_free(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_ib *ib, struct fence *f)
 {
 	amdgpu_sa_bo_free(adev, &ib->sa_bo, f);
-	fence_put(ib->fence);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -124,6 +123,7 @@ int amdgpu_ib_schedule(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, unsigned num_ibs,
 	struct amdgpu_ib *ib = &ibs[0];
 	struct amdgpu_ctx *ctx, *old_ctx;
 	struct amdgpu_vm *vm;
+	struct fence *hwf;
 	unsigned i;
 	int r = 0;
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ int amdgpu_ib_schedule(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, unsigned num_ibs,
 			amdgpu_ring_emit_hdp_invalidate(ring);
 	}
 
-	r = amdgpu_fence_emit(ring, &ib->fence);
+	r = amdgpu_fence_emit(ring, &hwf);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(adev->dev, "failed to emit fence (%d)\n", r);
 		ring->current_ctx = old_ctx;
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ int amdgpu_ib_schedule(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, unsigned num_ibs,
 	}
 
 	if (f)
-		*f = fence_get(ib->fence);
+		*f = fence_get(hwf);
 
 	amdgpu_ring_commit(ring);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
index df2f66666f85e5f8915aefb40ca251cc0c68b7aa..063064c9351f4240082827d82e4de6d77eccfb5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ void amdgpu_job_free(struct amdgpu_job *job)
 	unsigned i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < job->num_ibs; ++i)
-		amdgpu_sa_bo_free(job->adev, &job->ibs[i].sa_bo, job->ibs[job->num_ibs - 1].fence);
-	fence_put(job->ibs[job->num_ibs - 1].fence);
+		amdgpu_sa_bo_free(job->adev, &job->ibs[i].sa_bo, job->fence);
+	fence_put(job->fence);
 
 	amdgpu_bo_unref(&job->uf.bo);
 	amdgpu_sync_free(&job->sync);
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static struct fence *amdgpu_job_run(struct amd_sched_job *sched_job)
 	}
 
 err:
+	job->fence = fence;
 	amdgpu_job_free(job);
 	return fence;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
index 081ee0565f877b7a6d8a00f3d1bc94a6bb416dc2..c1a5810444174522193111d9a41ff26d6fc0eb16 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ static int amdgpu_uvd_send_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, struct amdgpu_bo *bo,
 
 	if (direct) {
 		r = amdgpu_ib_schedule(ring, 1, ib, NULL, &f);
+		job->fence = f;
 		if (r)
 			goto err_free;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
index 6d191fb40b38c308e2c1568cb91ca7c089182ca0..4bec0c108cea9887ed612b252fc6b990547f029a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ int amdgpu_vce_get_create_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, uint32_t handle,
 		ib->ptr[i] = 0x0;
 
 	r = amdgpu_ib_schedule(ring, 1, ib, NULL, &f);
+	job->fence = f;
 	if (r)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -487,6 +488,7 @@ int amdgpu_vce_get_destroy_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, uint32_t handle,
 
 	if (direct) {
 		r = amdgpu_ib_schedule(ring, 1, ib, NULL, &f);
+		job->fence = f;
 		if (r)
 			goto err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/cik_sdma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/cik_sdma.c
index 35cacc52e98411b07c3e9f16d595634090dfcd92..72543f1975609bf8210b367a3c02de9e41fb9854 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/cik_sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/cik_sdma.c
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ static int cik_sdma_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 err1:
 	fence_put(f);
 	amdgpu_ib_free(adev, &ib, NULL);
+	fence_put(f);
 err0:
 	amdgpu_wb_free(adev, index);
 	return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v7_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v7_0.c
index 0b0689275b2684ad9b70ff5e027d1870449c6272..2fb43c8ada7c1da731979a20f4cf8fb40c71a20b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v7_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v7_0.c
@@ -2164,6 +2164,7 @@ static int gfx_v7_0_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 err2:
 	fence_put(f);
 	amdgpu_ib_free(adev, &ib, NULL);
+	fence_put(f);
 err1:
 	amdgpu_gfx_scratch_free(adev, scratch);
 	return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v8_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v8_0.c
index 7075bf7fcd69fa534131e45fef6087e8b30c8815..cd388c2f519684a05dfd6971d8c584cbd6c12674 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v8_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v8_0.c
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ static int gfx_v8_0_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 err2:
 	fence_put(f);
 	amdgpu_ib_free(adev, &ib, NULL);
+	fence_put(f);
 err1:
 	amdgpu_gfx_scratch_free(adev, scratch);
 	return r;
@@ -1290,6 +1291,7 @@ static int gfx_v8_0_do_edc_gpr_workarounds(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 fail:
 	fence_put(f);
 	amdgpu_ib_free(adev, &ib, NULL);
+	fence_put(f);
 
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c
index 5f148bd2d8ef668930765d131c91aa46d12f7797..6e0a86a563f3e8d35e7bf907bdaaa845aca5d55c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ static int sdma_v2_4_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 err1:
 	fence_put(f);
 	amdgpu_ib_free(adev, &ib, NULL);
+	fence_put(f);
 err0:
 	amdgpu_wb_free(adev, index);
 	return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v3_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v3_0.c
index 1d67bce5b3596b38314fd97890bc50da9671458c..8c8ca98dd1298af2a1e7b397eb8f9d964e4b81fe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v3_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v3_0.c
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ static int sdma_v3_0_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 err1:
 	fence_put(f);
 	amdgpu_ib_free(adev, &ib, NULL);
+	fence_put(f);
 err0:
 	amdgpu_wb_free(adev, index);
 	return r;