diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
index ff3def784619..05c96fa0b051 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
@@ -1115,8 +1115,10 @@ radeon_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	radeon_fb = kzalloc(sizeof(*radeon_fb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (radeon_fb == NULL)
+	if (radeon_fb == NULL) {
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	ret = radeon_framebuffer_init(dev, radeon_fb, mode_cmd, obj);
 	if (ret) {