diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
index e518d93ca6df..d08ae95ecc0a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
@@ -843,9 +843,13 @@ fail:
  */
 static void omap_gem_unpin_locked(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
+	struct omap_drm_private *priv = obj->dev->dev_private;
 	struct omap_gem_object *omap_obj = to_omap_bo(obj);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (omap_gem_is_contiguous(omap_obj) || !priv->has_dmm)
+		return;
+
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&omap_obj->dma_addr_cnt)) {
 		ret = tiler_unpin(omap_obj->block);
 		if (ret) {