diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/drm/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/drm/drm.c
index 78b07db37cf8bc7f0c8a8aa62060a096c91d17d9..66629f398f113fe41132fde973f0b89b25dea02c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/drm/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/drm/drm.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ int host1x_drm_init(struct host1x_drm *host1x, struct drm_device *drm)
 				dev_err(host1x->dev,
 					"DRM setup failed for %s: %d\n",
 					dev_name(client->dev), err);
+				mutex_unlock(&host1x->clients_lock);
 				return err;
 			}
 		}
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ int host1x_drm_exit(struct host1x_drm *host1x)
 				dev_err(host1x->dev,
 					"DRM cleanup failed for %s: %d\n",
 					dev_name(client->dev), err);
+				mutex_unlock(&host1x->clients_lock);
 				return err;
 			}
 		}