diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_drv.c
index b8944666a18f0e72ea4715ff8742c5675b90d8a4..a2b698c983b45024bae89b482f0ad1045edcc2d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_drv.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int malidp_bind(struct device *dev)
 		malidp_runtime_pm_suspend(dev);
 	drm->dev_private = NULL;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
-	drm_dev_unref(drm);
+	drm_dev_put(drm);
 alloc_fail:
 	of_reserved_mem_device_release(dev);
 
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static void malidp_unbind(struct device *dev)
 		malidp_runtime_pm_suspend(dev);
 	drm->dev_private = NULL;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
-	drm_dev_unref(drm);
+	drm_dev_put(drm);
 	of_reserved_mem_device_release(dev);
 }