diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
index 7ea35bee7cd5..8ebfe565bf05 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
@@ -928,11 +928,10 @@ static int armada_drm_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	if (dcrtc->cursor_obj) {
 		dcrtc->cursor_obj->update = NULL;
 		dcrtc->cursor_obj->update_data = NULL;
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&dcrtc->cursor_obj->obj);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&dcrtc->cursor_obj->obj);
 	}
 	dcrtc->cursor_obj = obj;
 	dcrtc->cursor_w = w;
@@ -942,14 +941,12 @@ static int armada_drm_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		obj->update_data = dcrtc;
 		obj->update = cursor_update;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int armada_drm_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	struct armada_crtc *dcrtc = drm_to_armada_crtc(crtc);
 	int ret;
 
@@ -957,11 +954,9 @@ static int armada_drm_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y)
 	if (!dcrtc->variant->has_spu_adv_reg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	dcrtc->cursor_x = x;
 	dcrtc->cursor_y = y;
 	ret = armada_drm_crtc_cursor_update(dcrtc, false);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }