diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
index f115962..82cd83e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 	/* hmm, if driver attached, we are relying on the free-object path
 	 * to detach.. which seems ok..
 	 */
-	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(obj);
+	drm_gem_handle_delete(file_priv, *handle);
 out_put:
 	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 	mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);