get_dma_buf(dma_buf);
        }
 
-       /* drm_gem_handle_create_tail unlocks dev->object_name_lock. */
+       /* _handle_create_tail unconditionally unlocks dev->object_name_lock. */
        ret = drm_gem_handle_create_tail(file_priv, obj, handle);
        drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
        if (ret)
 
        ret = drm_prime_add_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime,
                        dma_buf, *handle);
+       mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
        if (ret)
                goto fail;
 
-       mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
-
        dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 
        return 0;
         * to detach.. which seems ok..
         */
        drm_gem_handle_delete(file_priv, *handle);
+       dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
+       return ret;
+
 out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&dev->object_name_lock);
 out_put:
-       dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
        mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
+       dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
        return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_prime_fd_to_handle);