diff --git a/drivers/tee/tee_shm.c b/drivers/tee/tee_shm.c
index 556960a1bab3..07d3be6f0780 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/tee_shm.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/tee_shm.c
@@ -360,9 +360,10 @@ int tee_shm_get_fd(struct tee_shm *shm)
 	if (!(shm->flags & TEE_SHM_DMA_BUF))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	get_dma_buf(shm->dmabuf);
 	fd = dma_buf_fd(shm->dmabuf, O_CLOEXEC);
-	if (fd >= 0)
-		get_dma_buf(shm->dmabuf);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		dma_buf_put(shm->dmabuf);
 	return fd;
 }