diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index a9151337d5b916dfd5126d5a81b83c1e363448f8..33d20be87db5f4e6070a5c20fe114816b88e7efe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_and_unlock(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		 * at this point the buffer should be dead, so
 		 * no new sync objects can be attached.
 		 */
-		sync_obj = driver->sync_obj_ref(&bo->sync_obj);
+		sync_obj = driver->sync_obj_ref(bo->sync_obj);
 		spin_unlock(&bdev->fence_lock);
 
 		atomic_set(&bo->reserved, 0);