diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
index 7830d8e1f2127cad9e2bbcf590f2aea32206c43c..71c7315ca00f26c6e4567172c79bc59c0639d727 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ struct drm_gem_object *drm_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 			 * refcount on gem itself instead of f_count of dmabuf.
 			 */
 			drm_gem_object_reference(obj);
-			dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 			return obj;
 		}
 	}
@@ -280,6 +279,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object *drm_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (IS_ERR(attach))
 		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(attach));
 
+	get_dma_buf(dma_buf);
+
 	sgt = dma_buf_map_attachment(attach, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sgt)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(sgt);
@@ -300,6 +301,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object *drm_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 	dma_buf_unmap_attachment(attach, sgt, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 fail_detach:
 	dma_buf_detach(dma_buf, attach);
+	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
+
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_prime_import);
@@ -342,6 +345,9 @@ int drm_gem_prime_fd_to_handle(struct drm_device *dev,
 		goto fail;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
+
+	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dmabuf.c
index ba0a3aa785474f27ca0ba23b181e71d7d5bf82a9..ff7f2a886a346aaf5c0d03cd565e69f4967fb306 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dmabuf.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ struct drm_gem_object *exynos_dmabuf_prime_import(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 			 * refcount on gem itself instead of f_count of dmabuf.
 			 */
 			drm_gem_object_reference(obj);
-			dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 			return obj;
 		}
 	}
@@ -244,6 +243,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *exynos_dmabuf_prime_import(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 	if (IS_ERR(attach))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
+	get_dma_buf(dma_buf);
 
 	sgt = dma_buf_map_attachment(attach, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sgt)) {
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object *exynos_dmabuf_prime_import(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 	dma_buf_unmap_attachment(attach, sgt, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 err_buf_detach:
 	dma_buf_detach(dma_buf, attach);
+	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
+
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
index c6dfc1466e3a1ec2c775ea1b178e3dbce20858e7..30485e9efcb7a7b7aeff13cf75e25f5062f7de31 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ struct drm_gem_object *i915_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 			 * refcount on gem itself instead of f_count of dmabuf.
 			 */
 			drm_gem_object_reference(&obj->base);
-			dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 			return &obj->base;
 		}
 	}
@@ -282,6 +281,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object *i915_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (IS_ERR(attach))
 		return ERR_CAST(attach);
 
+	get_dma_buf(dma_buf);
+
 	obj = i915_gem_object_alloc(dev);
 	if (obj == NULL) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -301,5 +302,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *i915_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 fail_detach:
 	dma_buf_detach(dma_buf, attach);
+	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
+
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
index 0682cb5c01506576b71fe942bbb2127a3427e45c..be7cd97a0db0659630c9014a377d72dbe5d1bb56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ struct drm_gem_object *omap_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 			 * refcount on gem itself instead of f_count of dmabuf.
 			 */
 			drm_gem_object_reference(obj);
-			dma_buf_put(buffer);
 			return obj;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c
index 3816270ba49b31f20064e98b1fa7449792baf8ac..ef034fa3e6f5982a88fe2341a1fa03d38138d8fb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ struct drm_gem_object *udl_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (IS_ERR(attach))
 		return ERR_CAST(attach);
 
+	get_dma_buf(dma_buf);
+
 	sg = dma_buf_map_attachment(attach, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(sg)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(sg);
@@ -322,5 +324,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *udl_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 	dma_buf_unmap_attachment(attach, sg, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 fail_detach:
 	dma_buf_detach(dma_buf, attach);
+	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
+
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }