diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index 78b74c88d1450ed9ef45a2a177a0ee6ffea893e0..9505766e46dd3f0dcdf31a6b99f61a8d4d2fad62 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -245,9 +245,7 @@ void radeon_bo_unref(struct radeon_bo **bo)
 		return;
 	rdev = (*bo)->rdev;
 	tbo = &((*bo)->tbo);
-	down_read(&rdev->pm.mclk_lock);
 	ttm_bo_unref(&tbo);
-	up_read(&rdev->pm.mclk_lock);
 	if (tbo == NULL)
 		*bo = NULL;
 }