diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
index 71ce6215956f..60c4c6a1aac6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
@@ -661,7 +661,9 @@ static void drm_sched_process_job(struct dma_fence *f, struct dma_fence_cb *cb)
 
 	trace_drm_sched_process_job(s_fence);
 
+	dma_fence_get(&s_fence->finished);
 	drm_sched_fence_finished(s_fence);
+	dma_fence_put(&s_fence->finished);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&sched->wake_up_worker);
 }