diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_userq_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_userq_fence.c
index 395df0b9caf9..42c4e04c64cc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_userq_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_userq_fence.c
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ int amdgpu_userq_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				dma_fence_unwrap_for_each(f, &iter, fence) {
 					if (num_fences >= wait_info->num_fences) {
 						r = -EINVAL;
+						dma_fence_put(fence);
 						goto free_fences;
 					}
 
@@ -903,6 +904,7 @@ int amdgpu_userq_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 			if (num_fences >= wait_info->num_fences) {
 				r = -EINVAL;
+				dma_fence_put(fence);
 				goto free_fences;
 			}