diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_ppgtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_ppgtt.c
index 176c19633412fb88abcd1a2ab63b6c7dbca762a6..74bf6fc8461fe50e7c96670000970460fda2c341 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_ppgtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_ppgtt.c
@@ -641,7 +641,6 @@ static int gen8_preallocate_top_level_pdp(struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt)
 
 		err = pin_pt_dma(vm, pde->pt.base);
 		if (err) {
-			i915_gem_object_put(pde->pt.base);
 			free_pd(vm, pde);
 			return err;
 		}