diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
index 6cc17fb96a5..6adb3e58aff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ pflip_cleanup:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 	radeon_crtc->unpin_work = NULL;
 unlock_free:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(old_radeon_fb->obj);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(old_radeon_fb->obj);
 	radeon_fence_unref(&work->fence);
 	kfree(work);