diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index d5b1fd562d88c6a5eec3090ee738e78036cedbc1..3961a44c5dce784c47e77fd8ae3fb9bf9d61ec07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ int radeon_object_list_validate(struct list_head *head, void *fence)
 						       robj->tobj.proposed_placement,
 						       true, false);
 			if (unlikely(r)) {
-				radeon_object_list_unreserve(head);
 				DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed to validate.\n");
 				return r;
 			}