diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 8654a323722e791be92a7b50034691299e3f9a88..c10ce368787e19a5808e0eeae6640d6e2d9cfe2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ int intel_overlay_put_image_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
-	i915_gem_object_put(new_bo);
+	i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(new_bo);
 out_free:
 	kfree(params);