int r;
 
+       job = p->job;
+       p->job = NULL;
+
+       r = drm_sched_job_init(&job->base, entity, p->filp);
+       if (r)
+               goto error_unlock;
+
+       /* No memory allocation is allowed while holding the mn lock */
        amdgpu_mn_lock(p->mn);
        amdgpu_bo_list_for_each_userptr_entry(e, p->bo_list) {
                struct amdgpu_bo *bo = e->robj;
 
                if (amdgpu_ttm_tt_userptr_needs_pages(bo->tbo.ttm)) {
-                       amdgpu_mn_unlock(p->mn);
-                       return -ERESTARTSYS;
+                       r = -ERESTARTSYS;
+                       goto error_abort;
                }
        }
 
-       job = p->job;
-       p->job = NULL;
-
-       r = drm_sched_job_init(&job->base, entity, p->filp);
-       if (r) {
-               amdgpu_job_free(job);
-               amdgpu_mn_unlock(p->mn);
-               return r;
-       }
-
        job->owner = p->filp;
        p->fence = dma_fence_get(&job->base.s_fence->finished);
 
        amdgpu_mn_unlock(p->mn);
 
        return 0;
+
+error_abort:
+       dma_fence_put(&job->base.s_fence->finished);
+       job->base.s_fence = NULL;
+
+error_unlock:
+       amdgpu_job_free(job);
+       amdgpu_mn_unlock(p->mn);
+       return r;
 }
 
 int amdgpu_cs_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *filp)