diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
index 0e8de6d4b36f..6dcb92575eb4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
@@ -578,8 +578,9 @@ int nouveau_bo_pin_locked(struct nouveau_bo *nvbo, uint32_t domain, bool contig)
 				      "0x%08x vs 0x%08x\n", bo,
 				 bo->resource->mem_type, domain);
 			ret = -EBUSY;
+		} else {
+			ttm_bo_pin(&nvbo->bo);
 		}
-		ttm_bo_pin(&nvbo->bo);
 		goto out;
 	}