diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
index aab0f3f1f42d..780589b420a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int drm_gem_prime_fd_to_handle(struct drm_device *dev,
 		get_dma_buf(dma_buf);
 	}
 
-	/* drm_gem_handle_create_tail unlocks dev->object_name_lock. */
+	/* _handle_create_tail unconditionally unlocks dev->object_name_lock. */
 	ret = drm_gem_handle_create_tail(file_priv, obj, handle);
 	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 	if (ret)
@@ -601,11 +601,10 @@ int drm_gem_prime_fd_to_handle(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	ret = drm_prime_add_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime,
 			dma_buf, *handle);
+	mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
-
 	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -615,11 +614,14 @@ fail:
 	 * to detach.. which seems ok..
 	 */
 	drm_gem_handle_delete(file_priv, *handle);
+	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
+	return ret;
+
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->object_name_lock);
 out_put:
-	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 	mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
+	dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_prime_fd_to_handle);