diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 098e562bd579..9b97f70fbb3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -1991,6 +1991,7 @@ void vmw_kms_helper_resource_finish(struct vmw_validation_ctx *ctx,
 		vmw_kms_helper_buffer_finish(res->dev_priv, NULL, ctx->buf,
 					     out_fence, NULL);
 
+	vmw_dmabuf_unreference(&ctx->buf);
 	vmw_resource_unreserve(res, false, NULL, 0);
 	mutex_unlock(&res->dev_priv->cmdbuf_mutex);
 }