diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_submit.c
index 32cb1e4aa425..734b1e976a75 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_submit.c
@@ -538,6 +538,10 @@ int virtio_gpu_execbuffer_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	virtio_gpu_process_post_deps(&submit);
 	virtio_gpu_complete_submit(&submit);
 cleanup:
+	if (ret && submit.out_fence && submit.out_fence->e) {
+		drm_event_cancel_free(dev, &submit.out_fence->e->base);
+		submit.out_fence->e = NULL;
+	}
 	virtio_gpu_cleanup_submit(&submit);
 
 	return ret;