diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/dmabuf.c
index 2477a1e5a166..ae139f0877ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/dmabuf.c
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ static void dmabuf_gem_object_free(struct kref *kref)
 			dmabuf_obj = container_of(pos,
 					struct intel_vgpu_dmabuf_obj, list);
 			if (dmabuf_obj == obj) {
+				list_del(pos);
 				intel_gvt_hypervisor_put_vfio_device(vgpu);
 				idr_remove(&vgpu->object_idr,
 					   dmabuf_obj->dmabuf_id);
 				kfree(dmabuf_obj->info);
 				kfree(dmabuf_obj);
-				list_del(pos);
 				break;
 			}
 		}