diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
index 0412b0b0a342..eea38d82645c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int drm_syncobj_find_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
 	if (!syncobj)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	*fence = dma_fence_get(syncobj->fence);
+	*fence = drm_syncobj_fence_get(syncobj);
 	if (!*fence) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h b/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
index 7d4ad777132e..ce94d14c5087 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ drm_syncobj_put(struct drm_syncobj *obj)
 	kref_put(&obj->refcount, drm_syncobj_free);
 }
 
+static inline struct dma_fence *
+drm_syncobj_fence_get(struct drm_syncobj *syncobj)
+{
+	struct dma_fence *fence;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	fence = dma_fence_get_rcu_safe(&syncobj->fence);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return fence;
+}
+
 struct drm_syncobj *drm_syncobj_find(struct drm_file *file_private,
 				     u32 handle);
 void drm_syncobj_replace_fence(struct drm_syncobj *syncobj,