diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dmabuf.c
index 315037af7fe0..9df97714b6c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dmabuf.c
@@ -232,7 +232,12 @@ struct drm_gem_object *exynos_dmabuf_prime_import(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 
 		/* is it from our device? */
 		if (obj->dev == drm_dev) {
+			/*
+			 * Importing dmabuf exported from out own gem increases
+			 * refcount on gem itself instead of f_count of dmabuf.
+			 */
 			drm_gem_object_reference(obj);
+			dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 			return obj;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
index 7be4241e8242..abeaafef6d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
@@ -266,7 +266,12 @@ struct drm_gem_object *i915_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 		obj = dma_buf->priv;
 		/* is it from our device? */
 		if (obj->base.dev == dev) {
+			/*
+			 * Importing dmabuf exported from out own gem increases
+			 * refcount on gem itself instead of f_count of dmabuf.
+			 */
 			drm_gem_object_reference(&obj->base);
+			dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 			return &obj->base;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_prime.c
index 3543fec2355e..b8e05ae38212 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_prime.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *nouveau_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 		if (nvbo->gem) {
 			if (nvbo->gem->dev == dev) {
 				drm_gem_object_reference(nvbo->gem);
+				dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 				return nvbo->gem;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_prime.c
index e09521858f64..26c23bb651c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_prime.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *radeon_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 		bo = dma_buf->priv;
 		if (bo->gem_base.dev == dev) {
 			drm_gem_object_reference(&bo->gem_base);
+			dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
 			return &bo->gem_base;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c b/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
index 9a302062b031..ea3840038250 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
@@ -207,7 +207,12 @@ struct drm_gem_object *omap_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 		obj = buffer->priv;
 		/* is it from our device? */
 		if (obj->dev == dev) {
+			/*
+			 * Importing dmabuf exported from out own gem increases
+			 * refcount on gem itself instead of f_count of dmabuf.
+			 */
 			drm_gem_object_reference(obj);
+			dma_buf_put(buffer);
 			return obj;
 		}
 	}