diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
index 1bb1be5c48c8..0291d42cfba8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ intel_vgpu_shadow_mm_pin(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 
 	if (workload->shadow_mm->type != INTEL_GVT_MM_PPGTT ||
 	    !workload->shadow_mm->ppgtt_mm.shadowed) {
+		intel_vgpu_unpin_mm(workload->shadow_mm);
 		gvt_vgpu_err("workload shadow ppgtt isn't ready\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}