diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index e8ccf89cb17b6..ff93970300925 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -9944,11 +9944,10 @@ int intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	}
 
 	ret = intel_modeset_setup_plane_state(state, crtc, mode, fb, 0, 0);
+	drm_framebuffer_put(fb);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;
 
-	drm_framebuffer_put(fb);
-
 	ret = drm_atomic_set_mode_for_crtc(&crtc_state->base, mode);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;