work->old_fb_obj = intel_fb->obj;
        INIT_WORK(&work->work, intel_unpin_work_fn);
 
+       ret = drm_vblank_get(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
+       if (ret)
+               goto free_work;
+
        /* We borrow the event spin lock for protecting unpin_work */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
        if (intel_crtc->unpin_work) {
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
                kfree(work);
+               drm_vblank_put(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
 
                DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("flip queue: crtc already busy\n");
                return -EBUSY;
 
        crtc->fb = fb;
 
-       ret = drm_vblank_get(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
-       if (ret)
-               goto cleanup_objs;
-
        work->pending_flip_obj = obj;
 
        work->enable_stall_check = true;
 
 cleanup_pending:
        atomic_sub(1 << intel_crtc->plane, &work->old_fb_obj->pending_flip);
-cleanup_objs:
        drm_gem_object_unreference(&work->old_fb_obj->base);
        drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
        mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
        intel_crtc->unpin_work = NULL;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 
+       drm_vblank_put(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
+free_work:
        kfree(work);
 
        return ret;