diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_intel_display.c
index 12d129e..6666493 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_intel_display.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
 	struct gtt_range *cursor_gt = psb_intel_crtc->cursor_gt;
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
 	void *tmp_dst, *tmp_src;
-	int ret, i, cursor_pages;
+	int ret = 0, i, cursor_pages;
 
 	/* if we want to turn of the cursor ignore width and height */
 	if (!handle) {
@@ -880,7 +880,8 @@
 
 	if (obj->size < width * height * 4) {
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "buffer is to small\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto unref_cursor;
 	}
 
 	gt = container_of(obj, struct gtt_range, gem);
@@ -889,13 +890,14 @@
 	ret = psb_gtt_pin(gt);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "Can not pin down handle 0x%x\n", handle);
-		return ret;
+		goto unref_cursor;
 	}
 
 	if (dev_priv->ops->cursor_needs_phys) {
 		if (cursor_gt == NULL) {
 			dev_err(dev->dev, "No hardware cursor mem available");
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto unref_cursor;
 		}
 
 		/* Prevent overflow */
@@ -936,9 +938,14 @@
 							struct gtt_range, gem);
 		psb_gtt_unpin(gt);
 		drm_gem_object_unreference(psb_intel_crtc->cursor_obj);
-		psb_intel_crtc->cursor_obj = obj;
 	}
-	return 0;
+
+	psb_intel_crtc->cursor_obj = obj;
+	return ret;
+
+unref_cursor:
+	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int psb_intel_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y)