diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_prime.c
index 6d8bed9c739d..aa7227bfb5c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_prime.c
@@ -88,7 +88,15 @@ static void *etnaviv_gem_prime_vmap_impl(struct etnaviv_gem_object *etnaviv_obj)
 static int etnaviv_gem_prime_mmap_obj(struct etnaviv_gem_object *etnaviv_obj,
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	return dma_buf_mmap(etnaviv_obj->base.dma_buf, vma, 0);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = dma_buf_mmap(etnaviv_obj->base.dma_buf, vma, 0);
+	if (!ret) {
+		/* Drop the reference acquired by drm_gem_mmap_obj(). */
+		drm_gem_object_put(&etnaviv_obj->base);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct etnaviv_gem_ops etnaviv_gem_prime_ops = {