diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 01c34bc5b5b0..4a262380c631 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -3052,6 +3052,7 @@ out:
 		drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
 	}
 
+	drm_atomic_state_put(state);
 	drm_modeset_drop_locks(&ctx);
 	drm_modeset_acquire_fini(&ctx);