diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/instmem/nv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/instmem/nv50.c
index 1ba7289684aa2116b6fcc4d05869f0d2b8322a39..db48a1daca0c7a3d786332ce25435839fcc10760 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/instmem/nv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/instmem/nv50.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ nv50_instobj_acquire(struct nvkm_memory *memory)
 			iobj->base.memory.ptrs = &nv50_instobj_fast;
 		else
 			iobj->base.memory.ptrs = &nv50_instobj_slow;
-		refcount_inc(&iobj->maps);
+		refcount_set(&iobj->maps, 1);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&imem->subdev.mutex);