diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_smi_events.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_smi_events.c
index 17d1736367ea..bd4caa36ab2e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_smi_events.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_smi_events.c
@@ -270,15 +270,6 @@ int kfd_smi_event_open(struct kfd_dev *dev, uint32_t *fd)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = anon_inode_getfd(kfd_smi_name, &kfd_smi_ev_fops, (void *)client,
-			       O_RDWR);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		kfifo_free(&client->fifo);
-		kfree(client);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	*fd = ret;
-
 	init_waitqueue_head(&client->wait_queue);
 	spin_lock_init(&client->lock);
 	client->events = 0;
@@ -288,5 +279,20 @@ int kfd_smi_event_open(struct kfd_dev *dev, uint32_t *fd)
 	list_add_rcu(&client->list, &dev->smi_clients);
 	spin_unlock(&dev->smi_lock);
 
+	ret = anon_inode_getfd(kfd_smi_name, &kfd_smi_ev_fops, (void *)client,
+			       O_RDWR);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		spin_lock(&dev->smi_lock);
+		list_del_rcu(&client->list);
+		spin_unlock(&dev->smi_lock);
+
+		synchronize_rcu();
+
+		kfifo_free(&client->fifo);
+		kfree(client);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	*fd = ret;
+
 	return 0;
 }