diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
index ecb35ed0eac8..61e51516fec5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static void qxl_cursor_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct qxl_cursor_cmd *cmd;
 	struct qxl_cursor *cursor;
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
-	struct qxl_bo *cursor_bo = NULL, *user_bo = NULL;
+	struct qxl_bo *cursor_bo = NULL, *user_bo = NULL, *old_cursor_bo = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	void *user_ptr;
 	int size = 64*64*4;
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static void qxl_cursor_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 							   cursor_bo, 0);
 		cmd->type = QXL_CURSOR_SET;
 
-		qxl_bo_unref(&qcrtc->cursor_bo);
+		old_cursor_bo = qcrtc->cursor_bo;
 		qcrtc->cursor_bo = cursor_bo;
 		cursor_bo = NULL;
 	} else {
@@ -704,6 +704,9 @@ static void qxl_cursor_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
 
+	if (old_cursor_bo)
+		qxl_bo_unref(&old_cursor_bo);
+
 	qxl_bo_unref(&cursor_bo);
 
 	return;