diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
index 3dcc5733ff69..e26c963f2e93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ int radeon_gem_va_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	bo_va = radeon_vm_bo_find(&fpriv->vm, rbo);
 	if (!bo_va) {
 		args->operation = RADEON_VA_RESULT_ERROR;
+		radeon_bo_unreserve(rbo);
 		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}