diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index eb0c2d041f13..130ccac37e47 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -1131,7 +1131,10 @@ int drm_gem_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	ret = drm_gem_mmap_obj(obj, drm_vma_node_size(node) << PAGE_SHIFT,
 			       vma);
 
-	drm_gem_object_put(obj);
+	if(kref_read(&obj->refcount) == 1)
+		drm_gem_object_release(obj);
+	else
+		drm_gem_object_put(obj);
 
 	return ret;
 }