diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index 1247938b1ec13eb6c6659e65ab7bf605041fadee..da8b31a53291bbe1cd63cf172d93bd5bb8ebefde 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_free_memory_of_gpu(
 	}
 
 	/* Free the BO*/
-	amdgpu_bo_unref(&mem->bo);
+	drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(&mem->bo->tbo.base);
 	mutex_destroy(&mem->lock);
 	kfree(mem);
 
@@ -1699,7 +1699,8 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_import_dmabuf(struct kgd_dev *kgd,
 		| KFD_IOC_ALLOC_MEM_FLAGS_WRITABLE
 		| KFD_IOC_ALLOC_MEM_FLAGS_EXECUTABLE;
 
-	(*mem)->bo = amdgpu_bo_ref(bo);
+	drm_gem_object_get(&bo->tbo.base);
+	(*mem)->bo = bo;
 	(*mem)->va = va;
 	(*mem)->domain = (bo->preferred_domains & AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM) ?
 		AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM : AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT;