diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index edbb4cd519fd..1a9d4f547024 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ struct radeon_bo *radeon_bo_ref(struct radeon_bo *bo)
 	if (bo == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	ttm_bo_reference(&bo->tbo);
+	ttm_bo_get(&bo->tbo);
 	return bo;
 }