diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 2e42a0584a84..50acd799babe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1382,6 +1382,15 @@ static int stall_checks(struct drm_crtc *crtc, bool nonblock)
 	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
+void release_crtc_commit(struct completion *completion)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit = container_of(completion,
+						      typeof(*commit),
+						      flip_done);
+
+	drm_crtc_commit_put(commit);
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit - setup possibly nonblocking commit
  * @state: new modeset state to be committed
@@ -1474,6 +1483,8 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 		}
 
 		crtc_state->event->base.completion = &commit->flip_done;
+		crtc_state->event->base.completion_release = release_crtc_commit;
+		drm_crtc_commit_get(commit);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
index e84faecf5225..f5815e1a4390 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ void drm_send_event_locked(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_pending_event *e)
 	assert_spin_locked(&dev->event_lock);
 
 	if (e->completion) {
-		/* ->completion might disappear as soon as it signalled. */
 		complete_all(e->completion);
+		e->completion_release(e->completion);
 		e->completion = NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index 672644031bd5..e9fb2e802feb 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ struct drm_ioctl_desc {
 /* Event queued up for userspace to read */
 struct drm_pending_event {
 	struct completion *completion;
+	void (*completion_release)(struct completion *completion);
 	struct drm_event *event;
 	struct fence *fence;
 	struct list_head link;