diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
index 9af9f355e0a7..248ecd3006c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ int virtio_gpu_object_create(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 
 	ret = virtio_gpu_object_shmem_init(vgdev, bo, &ents, &nents);
 	if (ret != 0) {
+		if (fence)
+			virtio_gpu_array_unlock_resv(objs);
 		virtio_gpu_array_put_free(objs);
 		virtio_gpu_free_object(&shmem_obj->base);
 		return ret;