diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index d544de9..91b5f87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -7189,11 +7189,16 @@
 	work->old_fb_obj = intel_fb->obj;
 	INIT_WORK(&work->work, intel_unpin_work_fn);
 
+	ret = drm_vblank_get(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_work;
+
 	/* We borrow the event spin lock for protecting unpin_work */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 	if (intel_crtc->unpin_work) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 		kfree(work);
+		drm_vblank_put(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
 
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("flip queue: crtc already busy\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -7212,10 +7217,6 @@
 
 	crtc->fb = fb;
 
-	ret = drm_vblank_get(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
-	if (ret)
-		goto cleanup_objs;
-
 	work->pending_flip_obj = obj;
 
 	work->enable_stall_check = true;
@@ -7238,7 +7239,6 @@
 
 cleanup_pending:
 	atomic_sub(1 << intel_crtc->plane, &work->old_fb_obj->pending_flip);
-cleanup_objs:
 	drm_gem_object_unreference(&work->old_fb_obj->base);
 	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
@@ -7247,6 +7247,8 @@
 	intel_crtc->unpin_work = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 
+	drm_vblank_put(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
+free_work:
 	kfree(work);
 
 	return ret;