struct drm_crtc *crtc = arg;
        struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = to_omap_crtc(crtc);
        struct drm_framebuffer *old_fb = omap_crtc->old_fb;
+       struct drm_gem_object *bo;
 
        omap_crtc->old_fb = NULL;
 
         * cycle.. for now go for correctness and later figure out speed..
         */
        omap_plane_on_endwin(omap_crtc->plane, vblank_cb, crtc);
+
+       bo = omap_framebuffer_bo(crtc->fb, 0);
+       drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(bo);
 }
 
 static int omap_crtc_page_flip_locked(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
        struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = to_omap_crtc(crtc);
+       struct drm_gem_object *bo;
 
        DBG("%d -> %d", crtc->fb ? crtc->fb->base.id : -1, fb->base.id);
 
        omap_crtc->event = event;
        crtc->fb = fb;
 
-       omap_gem_op_async(omap_framebuffer_bo(fb, 0), OMAP_GEM_READ,
-                       page_flip_cb, crtc);
+       /*
+        * Hold a reference temporarily until the crtc is updated
+        * and takes the reference to the bo.  This avoids it
+        * getting freed from under us:
+        */
+       bo = omap_framebuffer_bo(fb, 0);
+       drm_gem_object_reference(bo);
+
+       omap_gem_op_async(bo, OMAP_GEM_READ, page_flip_cb, crtc);
 
        return 0;
 }