diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 8fdbe26a98d2..de8a9dc25f07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc vmw_ioctls[] = {
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_ALLOC_DMABUF, vmw_dmabuf_alloc_ioctl,
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_UNREF_DMABUF, vmw_dmabuf_unref_ioctl,
-		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_CURSOR_BYPASS,
 		      vmw_kms_cursor_bypass_ioctl,
 		      DRM_MASTER | DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW | DRM_UNLOCKED),
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc vmw_ioctls[] = {
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_CREATE_CONTEXT, vmw_context_define_ioctl,
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_UNREF_CONTEXT, vmw_context_destroy_ioctl,
-		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_CREATE_SURFACE, vmw_surface_define_ioctl,
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_UNREF_SURFACE, vmw_surface_destroy_ioctl,
-		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_REF_SURFACE, vmw_surface_reference_ioctl,
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_EXECBUF, vmw_execbuf_ioctl,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc vmw_ioctls[] = {
 		      vmw_fence_obj_signaled_ioctl,
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_FENCE_UNREF, vmw_fence_obj_unref_ioctl,
-		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_FENCE_EVENT,
 		      vmw_fence_event_ioctl,
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc vmw_ioctls[] = {
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_UNREF_SHADER,
 		      vmw_shader_destroy_ioctl,
-		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_GB_SURFACE_CREATE,
 		      vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl,
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_UNLOCKED),