diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
index 1d3cd5c50d5f..4a0ef9268918 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
@@ -1664,6 +1664,7 @@ static int kfd_ioctl_import_dmabuf(struct file *filep,
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&p->mutex);
+	dma_buf_put(dmabuf);
 
 	args->handle = MAKE_HANDLE(args->gpu_id, idr_handle);
 
@@ -1673,6 +1674,7 @@ err_free:
 	amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_free_memory_of_gpu(dev->kgd, (struct kgd_mem *)mem);
 err_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&p->mutex);
+	dma_buf_put(dmabuf);
 	return r;
 }