diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
index 9735f4968b86..210e8d43bb23 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void radeon_gem_object_free(struct drm_gem_object *gobj)
 
 	if (robj) {
 		radeon_mn_unregister(robj);
-		ttm_bo_put(&robj->tbo);
+		radeon_bo_unref(&robj);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index d0e4b43d155c..450ff7daa46c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -256,15 +256,18 @@ struct radeon_bo *radeon_bo_ref(struct radeon_bo *bo)
 	if (bo == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	drm_gem_object_get(&bo->tbo.base);
+	ttm_bo_get(&bo->tbo);
 	return bo;
 }
 
 void radeon_bo_unref(struct radeon_bo **bo)
 {
+	struct ttm_buffer_object *tbo;
+
 	if ((*bo) == NULL)
 		return;
-	drm_gem_object_put(&(*bo)->tbo.base);
+	tbo = &((*bo)->tbo);
+	ttm_bo_put(tbo);
 	*bo = NULL;
 }