diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index c7d8edf450d3c..6091194a3955c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -7464,20 +7464,38 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 		 * the same resource. If we have a new DC context as part of
 		 * the DM atomic state from validation we need to free it and
 		 * retain the existing one instead.
+		 *
+		 * Furthermore, since the DM atomic state only contains the DC
+		 * context and can safely be annulled, we can free the state
+		 * and clear the associated private object now to free
+		 * some memory and avoid a possible use-after-free later.
 		 */
-		struct dm_atomic_state *new_dm_state, *old_dm_state;
 
-		new_dm_state = dm_atomic_get_new_state(state);
-		old_dm_state = dm_atomic_get_old_state(state);
+		for (i = 0; i < state->num_private_objs; i++) {
+			struct drm_private_obj *obj = state->private_objs[i].ptr;
 
-		if (new_dm_state && old_dm_state) {
-			if (new_dm_state->context)
-				dc_release_state(new_dm_state->context);
+			if (obj->funcs == adev->dm.atomic_obj.funcs) {
+				int j = state->num_private_objs-1;
 
-			new_dm_state->context = old_dm_state->context;
+				dm_atomic_destroy_state(obj,
+						state->private_objs[i].state);
+
+				/* If i is not at the end of the array then the
+				 * last element needs to be moved to where i was
+				 * before the array can safely be truncated.
+				 */
+				if (i != j)
+					state->private_objs[i] =
+						state->private_objs[j];
 
-			if (old_dm_state->context)
-				dc_retain_state(old_dm_state->context);
+				state->private_objs[j].ptr = NULL;
+				state->private_objs[j].state = NULL;
+				state->private_objs[j].old_state = NULL;
+				state->private_objs[j].new_state = NULL;
+
+				state->num_private_objs = j;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}