diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
index 5172d3982654..9e01f8b2079a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object *i915_gem_object_alloc(void)
 
 void i915_gem_object_free(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
+	dma_resv_fini(&obj->base._resv);
 	return kmem_cache_free(slab_objects, obj);
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +145,6 @@ void __i915_gem_object_fini(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	mutex_destroy(&obj->mm.get_page.lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&obj->mm.get_dma_page.lock);
-	dma_resv_fini(&obj->base._resv);
 }
 
 /**