diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gtt.c
index d7052ab7908c..cf133ef03873 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gtt.c
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ void _intel_vgpu_mm_release(struct kref *mm_ref)
  */
 void intel_vgpu_unpin_mm(struct intel_vgpu_mm *mm)
 {
-	atomic_dec(&mm->pincount);
+	atomic_dec_if_positive(&mm->pincount);
 }
 
 /**