diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.c
index c8db4f95c1b7..2a72cce63fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.c
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ void __i915_vm_close(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 {
 	struct i915_vma *vma, *vn;
 
-	mutex_lock(&vm->mutex);
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_mutex_lock(&vm->open, &vm->mutex))
+		return;
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, vn, &vm->bound_list, vm_link) {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
 
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ void __i915_vm_close(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	}
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&vm->bound_list));
+
 	mutex_unlock(&vm->mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.h
index 9a185f4537e1..b3116fe8d180 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.h
@@ -429,8 +429,7 @@ static inline void
 i915_vm_close(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 {
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&vm->open));
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&vm->open))
-		__i915_vm_close(vm);
+	__i915_vm_close(vm);
 
 	i915_vm_put(vm);
 }