diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
index 97ea46597bea..bfa3a6cc170f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ void radeon_crtc_handle_flip(struct radeon_device *rdev, int crtc_id)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->ddev->event_lock, flags);
 
 	drm_vblank_put(rdev->ddev, radeon_crtc->crtc_id);
-	radeon_fence_unref(&work->fence);
 	radeon_irq_kms_pflip_irq_put(rdev, work->crtc_id);
 	queue_work(radeon_crtc->flip_queue, &work->unpin_work);
 }