diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c
index 33239a2b264a..fd1eb9d03f0b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static int udlfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 out_destroy_fbi:
 	drm_fb_helper_release_fbi(helper);
 out_gfree:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&ufbdev->ufb.obj->base);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&ufbdev->ufb.obj->base);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c
index 2a0a784ab6ee..d7528e0d8442 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_gem.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ udl_gem_create(struct drm_file *file,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
 	*handle_p = handle;
 	return 0;
 }