diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index 4018b3b..aa89d4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@ drm_gem_handle_delete(struct drm_file *filp, u32 handle)
 	idr_remove(&filp->object_idr, handle);
 	spin_unlock(&filp->table_lock);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference(obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -325,9 +323,7 @@ again:
 	}
 
 err:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -358,9 +354,7 @@ drm_gem_open_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, obj, &handle);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -390,7 +384,7 @@ drm_gem_object_release_handle(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
 {
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj = ptr;
 
-	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference(obj);
+	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -403,12 +397,10 @@ drm_gem_object_release_handle(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
 void
 drm_gem_release(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_private)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	idr_for_each(&file_private->object_idr,
 		     &drm_gem_object_release_handle, NULL);
 
 	idr_destroy(&file_private->object_idr);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -516,11 +508,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_vm_open);
 void drm_gem_vm_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj = vma->vm_private_data;
-	struct drm_device *dev = obj->dev;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_vm_close);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index b4c8c02..6844ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ i915_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, obj, &handle);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference(obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -488,7 +486,7 @@ i915_gem_pread_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	 */
 	if (args->offset > obj->size || args->size > obj->size ||
 	    args->offset + args->size > obj->size) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -501,7 +499,7 @@ i915_gem_pread_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 							file_priv);
 	}
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -961,7 +959,7 @@ i915_gem_pwrite_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	 */
 	if (args->offset > obj->size || args->size > obj->size ||
 	    args->offset + args->size > obj->size) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -995,7 +993,7 @@ i915_gem_pwrite_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		DRM_INFO("pwrite failed %d\n", ret);
 #endif
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1138,9 +1136,7 @@ i915_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		       PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
 		       args->offset);
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 	if (IS_ERR((void *)addr))
 		return addr;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
index df278b2..137e888 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
@@ -438,9 +438,7 @@ i915_gem_set_tiling(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	obj_priv = obj->driver_private;
 
 	if (!i915_tiling_ok(dev, args->stride, obj->size, args->tiling_mode)) {
-		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 12775df..8f72d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -3434,11 +3434,10 @@ static int intel_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	intel_crtc->cursor_bo = bo;
 
 	return 0;
-fail:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 fail_locked:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(bo);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+fail:
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(bo);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -4351,9 +4350,7 @@ static void intel_user_framebuffer_destroy(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 		intelfb_remove(dev, fb);
 
 	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(intel_fb->obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(intel_fb->obj);
 
 	kfree(intel_fb);
 }
@@ -4416,9 +4413,7 @@ intel_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	ret = intel_framebuffer_create(dev, mode_cmd, &fb, obj);
 	if (ret) {
-		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 2639591..1b50d61 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ int intel_overlay_put_image(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(new_bo);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(new_bo);
 	kfree(params);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
index dfc9439..cf1c5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
@@ -39,11 +39,8 @@ nouveau_user_framebuffer_destroy(struct drm_framebuffer *drm_fb)
 	if (drm_fb->fbdev)
 		nouveau_fbcon_remove(dev, drm_fb);
 
-	if (fb->nvbo) {
-		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(fb->nvbo->gem);
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	}
+	if (fb->nvbo)
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(fb->nvbo->gem);
 
 	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(drm_fb);
 	kfree(fb);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
index ea879a2..d48c59c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
@@ -401,10 +401,8 @@ nouveau_fbcon_remove(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 
 		unregister_framebuffer(info);
 		nouveau_bo_unmap(nouveau_fb->nvbo);
-		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(nouveau_fb->nvbo->gem);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(nouveau_fb->nvbo->gem);
 		nouveau_fb->nvbo = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 		if (par)
 			drm_fb_helper_free(&par->helper);
 		framebuffer_release(info);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
index b8d61ff..ca47ecd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
@@ -167,12 +167,10 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_new(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, nvbo->gem, &req->info.handle);
 out:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference(nvbo->gem);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(nvbo->gem);
 
 	if (ret)
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(nvbo->gem);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(nvbo->gem);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -867,9 +865,7 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_pin(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		req->domain = NOUVEAU_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM;
 
 out:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -893,9 +889,7 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_unpin(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	ret = nouveau_bo_unpin(nouveau_gem_object(gem));
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -937,9 +931,7 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_cpu_prep(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	}
 
 out:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -967,9 +959,7 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_cpu_fini(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	ret = 0;
 
 out:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -988,9 +978,7 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_info(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = nouveau_gem_info(gem, req);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_notifier.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_notifier.c
index d99dc08..9537f3e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_notifier.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_notifier.c
@@ -61,11 +61,8 @@ nouveau_notifier_init_channel(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 
 	chan->notifier_bo = ntfy;
 out_err:
-	if (ret) {
-		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(ntfy->gem);
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(ntfy->gem);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -81,8 +78,8 @@ nouveau_notifier_takedown_channel(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 	nouveau_bo_unmap(chan->notifier_bo);
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	nouveau_bo_unpin(chan->notifier_bo);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(chan->notifier_bo->gem);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(chan->notifier_bo->gem);
 	nouveau_mem_takedown(&chan->notifier_heap);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_crtc.c
index d2f143e..a1d1ebb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_crtc.c
@@ -926,9 +926,7 @@ nv04_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	nv_crtc->cursor.set_offset(nv_crtc, nv_crtc->cursor.offset);
 	nv_crtc->cursor.show(nv_crtc, true);
 out:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
index 40b7360..1356773 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_crtc.c
@@ -355,9 +355,7 @@ nv50_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	nv_crtc->cursor.show(nv_crtc, true);
 
 out:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gem);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gem);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
index 1190148..da59f5e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
@@ -196,11 +196,8 @@ static void radeon_cs_parser_fini(struct radeon_cs_parser *parser, int error)
 		radeon_bo_list_unreserve(&parser->validated);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < parser->nrelocs; i++) {
-		if (parser->relocs[i].gobj) {
-			mutex_lock(&parser->rdev->ddev->struct_mutex);
-			drm_gem_object_unreference(parser->relocs[i].gobj);
-			mutex_unlock(&parser->rdev->ddev->struct_mutex);
-		}
+		if (parser->relocs[i].gobj)
+			drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(parser->relocs[i].gobj);
 	}
 	kfree(parser->track);
 	kfree(parser->relocs);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cursor.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cursor.c
index 28772a3..6f4a553 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cursor.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cursor.c
@@ -169,17 +169,13 @@ int radeon_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 unpin:
 	if (radeon_crtc->cursor_bo) {
 		radeon_gem_object_unpin(radeon_crtc->cursor_bo);
-		mutex_lock(&crtc->dev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(radeon_crtc->cursor_bo);
-		mutex_unlock(&crtc->dev->struct_mutex);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(radeon_crtc->cursor_bo);
 	}
 
 	radeon_crtc->cursor_bo = obj;
 	return 0;
 fail:
-	mutex_lock(&crtc->dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
-	mutex_unlock(&crtc->dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
index 6a92f99..a8357a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_display.c
@@ -670,11 +670,8 @@ static void radeon_user_framebuffer_destroy(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 	if (fb->fbdev)
 		radeonfb_remove(dev, fb);
 
-	if (radeon_fb->obj) {
-		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(radeon_fb->obj);
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	}
+	if (radeon_fb->obj)
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(radeon_fb->obj);
 	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
 	kfree(radeon_fb);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
index db8e9a3..ef92d14 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ int radeon_gem_object_create(struct radeon_device *rdev, int size,
 		if (r != -ERESTARTSYS)
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate GEM object (%d, %d, %u, %d)\n",
 				  size, initial_domain, alignment, r);
-		mutex_lock(&rdev->ddev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
-		mutex_unlock(&rdev->ddev->struct_mutex);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 		return r;
 	}
 	gobj->driver_private = robj;
@@ -202,14 +200,10 @@ int radeon_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	}
 	r = drm_gem_handle_create(filp, gobj, &handle);
 	if (r) {
-		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 		return r;
 	}
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference(gobj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	args->handle = handle;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -236,9 +230,7 @@ int radeon_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	r = radeon_gem_set_domain(gobj, args->read_domains, args->write_domain);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -255,9 +247,7 @@ int radeon_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	}
 	robj = gobj->driver_private;
 	args->addr_ptr = radeon_bo_mmap_offset(robj);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -288,9 +278,7 @@ int radeon_gem_busy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -311,9 +299,7 @@ int radeon_gem_wait_idle_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	/* callback hw specific functions if any */
 	if (robj->rdev->asic->ioctl_wait_idle)
 		robj->rdev->asic->ioctl_wait_idle(robj->rdev, robj);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -331,9 +317,7 @@ int radeon_gem_set_tiling_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	robj = gobj->driver_private;
 	r = radeon_bo_set_tiling_flags(robj, args->tiling_flags, args->pitch);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -356,8 +340,6 @@ int radeon_gem_get_tiling_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	radeon_bo_get_tiling_flags(rbo, &args->tiling_flags, &args->pitch);
 	radeon_bo_unreserve(rbo);
 out:
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	return r;
 }
