diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index 381581b01d48..05bbc2b622fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -376,11 +376,7 @@ void drm_dev_unplug(struct drm_device *dev)
 	synchronize_srcu(&drm_unplug_srcu);
 
 	drm_dev_unregister(dev);
-
-	mutex_lock(&drm_global_mutex);
-	if (dev->open_count == 0)
-		drm_dev_put(dev);
-	mutex_unlock(&drm_global_mutex);
+	drm_dev_put(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dev_unplug);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
index 83a5bbca6e7e..7caa3c7ed978 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
@@ -489,11 +489,9 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	drm_close_helper(filp);
 
-	if (!--dev->open_count) {
+	if (!--dev->open_count)
 		drm_lastclose(dev);
-		if (drm_dev_is_unplugged(dev))
-			drm_put_dev(dev);
-	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&drm_global_mutex);
 
 	drm_minor_release(minor);