diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 576b5718ed88bcd260a37b42ea3bf51ca7d84d6e..843f7c624091f9a15a9f4da6fdca9203e71be3b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3291,7 +3291,6 @@ __i915_gem_object_unpin_pages(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!obj->mm.pages);
 
 	atomic_dec(&obj->mm.pages_pin_count);
-	GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&obj->mm.pages_pin_count) < obj->bind_count);
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
index 868d061e1a11d2ee636c6985388c09aad156efc0..e008e4e8b4817d0749e58952dc83710f21c6c8bc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ int i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	 * reaped by the shrinker.
 	 */
 	i915_gem_object_unpin_pages(obj);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&obj->mm.pages_pin_count) < obj->bind_count);
 
 destroy:
 	if (unlikely(i915_vma_is_closed(vma)))