diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
index dc8e7b8db54b..b26f62e7334d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int tegra_gem_mmap(struct drm_device *drm, void *data,
 
 	args->offset = drm_vma_node_offset_addr(&bo->gem.vma_node);
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static int tegra_gem_set_tiling(struct drm_device *drm, void *data,
 	bo->tiling.mode = mode;
 	bo->tiling.value = value;
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static int tegra_gem_get_tiling(struct drm_device *drm, void *data,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ static int tegra_gem_set_flags(struct drm_device *drm, void *data,
 	if (args->flags & DRM_TEGRA_GEM_BOTTOM_UP)
 		bo->flags |= TEGRA_BO_BOTTOM_UP;
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static int tegra_gem_get_flags(struct drm_device *drm, void *data,
 	if (bo->flags & TEGRA_BO_BOTTOM_UP)
 		args->flags |= DRM_TEGRA_GEM_BOTTOM_UP;
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 
 	return 0;
 }