diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_prime.c
index fe7817e4c0d1..4400f578685a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_prime.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int etnaviv_gem_prime_mmap_obj(struct etnaviv_gem_object *etnaviv_obj,
 	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);
+		drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(&etnaviv_obj->base);
 	}
 
 	return ret;