diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index 16a1647707136..27a4228b43431 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -778,22 +778,14 @@ void drm_gem_vm_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj = vma->vm_private_data;
 
 	drm_gem_object_reference(obj);
-
-	mutex_lock(&obj->dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_vm_open_locked(obj->dev, vma);
-	mutex_unlock(&obj->dev->struct_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_vm_open);
 
 void drm_gem_vm_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj = vma->vm_private_data;
-	struct drm_device *dev = obj->dev;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_vm_close_locked(obj->dev, vma);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_vm_close);
 
@@ -850,7 +842,6 @@ int drm_gem_mmap_obj(struct drm_gem_object *obj, unsigned long obj_size,
 	 */
 	drm_gem_object_reference(obj);
 
-	drm_vm_open_locked(dev, vma);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_mmap_obj);