diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
index afd1217..b7f0ebe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fb.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 	ret = intel_framebuffer_create(dev, &mode_cmd, &fb, fbo);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to allocate fb.\n");
-		goto out_unref;
+		goto out_unpin;
 	}
 
 	list_add(&fb->filp_head, &dev->mode_config.fb_kernel_list);
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct intelfb_par), device);
 	if (!info) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_unref;
+		goto out_unpin;
 	}
 
 	par = info->par;
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 				       size);
 	if (!info->screen_base) {
 		ret = -ENOSPC;
-		goto out_unref;
+		goto out_unpin;
 	}
 	info->screen_size = size;
 
@@ -608,6 +608,8 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
+out_unpin:
+	i915_gem_object_unpin(fbo);
 out_unref:
 	drm_gem_object_unreference(fbo);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);