diff --git a/sys/external/bsd/drm2/linux/linux_reservation.c b/sys/external/bsd/drm2/linux/linux_reservation.c
index aa676c1fee48..694641d79a87 100644
--- a/sys/external/bsd/drm2/linux/linux_reservation.c
+++ b/sys/external/bsd/drm2/linux/linux_reservation.c
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ wait:
 	ret = fence_wait_timeout(fence, intr, timeout);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		return ret;
+	fence_put(fence);
 	KASSERT(ret <= timeout);
 	timeout = ret;
 	goto top;