diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 9e010f8c36a1..11f1c30ead54 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -2612,6 +2612,7 @@ void vmw_kms_helper_resource_finish(struct vmw_validation_ctx *ctx,
 		vmw_kms_helper_buffer_finish(res->dev_priv, NULL, ctx->buf,
 					     out_fence, NULL);
 
+	vmw_dmabuf_unreference(&ctx->buf);
 	vmw_resource_unreserve(res, false, NULL, 0);
 	mutex_unlock(&res->dev_priv->cmdbuf_mutex);
 }