diff --git a/drivers/gpu/ion/ion.c b/drivers/gpu/ion/ion.c
index 16dedc19b118..c5873151de48 100755
--- a/drivers/gpu/ion/ion.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/ion/ion.c
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ static void ion_vma_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		vma->vm_private_data = NULL;
 		return;
 	}
+	ion_handle_get(handle);
 	pr_debug("%s: %d client_cnt %d handle_cnt %d alloc_cnt %d\n",
 		 __func__, __LINE__,
 		 atomic_read(&client->ref.refcount),