diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 8654a32..c10ce36 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@
 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);