diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fb.c
index a719af1dc9a5..46170753699d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fb.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ struct drm_framebuffer *tegra_fb_create(struct drm_device *drm,
 
 		if (gem->size < size) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
+			drm_gem_object_put(gem);
 			goto unreference;
 		}