diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
index f7ac9abf9cc1163f4717ff39d110fe6cf1031593..b0e14a3d54efd44e86580f816f41f05f16368b08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
@@ -843,9 +843,8 @@ void amdgpu_bo_unref(struct amdgpu_bo **bo)
 		return;
 
 	tbo = &((*bo)->tbo);
-	ttm_bo_unref(&tbo);
-	if (tbo == NULL)
-		*bo = NULL;
+	ttm_bo_put(tbo);
+	*bo = NULL;
 }
 
 /**