diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fb.c
index 6fcbbcc2e99ebd017cc51e698e2dc150f7e6b23e..cfb6caad2a73a4264ab9386f1c6616cf75ef0c77 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fb.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static int amdgpufb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 
 	}
 	if (fb && ret) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 		drm_framebuffer_unregister_private(fb);
 		drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
 		kfree(fb);