diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
index 6e74e6745ecaeb21a864768d66dc07dfe7a11d82..3491460498491d0d8f5f96058b5adbf6a7ef6c80 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -388,19 +388,18 @@ int drm_syncobj_find_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	*fence = drm_syncobj_fence_get(syncobj);
-	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
 
 	if (*fence) {
 		ret = dma_fence_chain_find_seqno(fence, point);
 		if (!ret)
-			return 0;
+			goto out;
 		dma_fence_put(*fence);
 	} else {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!(flags & DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_FOR_SUBMIT))
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 
 	memset(&wait, 0, sizeof(wait));
 	wait.task = current;
@@ -432,6 +431,9 @@ int drm_syncobj_find_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
 	if (wait.node.next)
 		drm_syncobj_remove_wait(syncobj, &wait);
 
+out:
+	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_syncobj_find_fence);