diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
index 086f2adc541b02d61eb222517d622e931e926692..19e9935c2e4368a294d43fb14b15a4a2fc5223e7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lease.c
@@ -545,10 +545,12 @@ int drm_mode_create_lease_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_LEASE("Creating lease\n");
+	/* lessee will take the ownership of leases */
 	lessee = drm_lease_create(lessor, &leases);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(lessee)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(lessee);
+		idr_destroy(&leases);
 		goto out_leases;
 	}
 
@@ -583,7 +585,6 @@ int drm_mode_create_lease_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 out_leases:
 	put_unused_fd(fd);
-	idr_destroy(&leases);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_LEASE("drm_mode_create_lease_ioctl failed: %d\n", ret);
 	return ret;