diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_events.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_events.c
index 2880ed96ac2e..80d567ba9484 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_events.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_events.c
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ void kfd_signal_poison_consumed_event(struct kfd_dev *dev, u32 pasid)
 	user_gpu_id = kfd_process_get_user_gpu_id(p, dev->id);
 	if (unlikely(user_gpu_id == -EINVAL)) {
 		WARN_ONCE(1, "Could not get user_gpu_id from dev->id:%x\n", dev->id);
+		kfd_unref_process(p);
 		return;
 	}