diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index 86d670c712867..ad068865ba206 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -168,21 +168,6 @@ void drm_gem_private_object_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_private_object_init);
 
-static void
-drm_gem_remove_prime_handles(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct drm_file *filp)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Note: obj->dma_buf can't disappear as long as we still hold a
-	 * handle reference in obj->handle_count.
-	 */
-	mutex_lock(&filp->prime.lock);
-	if (obj->dma_buf) {
-		drm_prime_remove_buf_handle_locked(&filp->prime,
-						   obj->dma_buf);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&filp->prime.lock);
-}
-
 /**
  * drm_gem_object_handle_free - release resources bound to userspace handles
  * @obj: GEM object to clean up.
@@ -253,7 +238,7 @@ drm_gem_object_release_handle(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
 	if (obj->funcs->close)
 		obj->funcs->close(obj, file_priv);
 
-	drm_gem_remove_prime_handles(obj, file_priv);
+	drm_prime_remove_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime, id);
 	drm_vma_node_revoke(&obj->vma_node, file_priv);
 
 	drm_gem_object_handle_put_unlocked(obj);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
index 1fbbc19f1ac09..7bb98e6a446d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ int drm_prime_fd_to_handle_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 void drm_prime_init_file_private(struct drm_prime_file_private *prime_fpriv);
 void drm_prime_destroy_file_private(struct drm_prime_file_private *prime_fpriv);
-void drm_prime_remove_buf_handle_locked(struct drm_prime_file_private *prime_fpriv,
-					struct dma_buf *dma_buf);
+void drm_prime_remove_buf_handle(struct drm_prime_file_private *prime_fpriv,
+				 uint32_t handle);
 
 /* drm_drv.c */
 struct drm_minor *drm_minor_acquire(unsigned int minor_id);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
index e3f09f18110c7..bd5366b16381b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
@@ -190,29 +190,33 @@ static int drm_prime_lookup_buf_handle(struct drm_prime_file_private *prime_fpri
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-void drm_prime_remove_buf_handle_locked(struct drm_prime_file_private *prime_fpriv,
-					struct dma_buf *dma_buf)
+void drm_prime_remove_buf_handle(struct drm_prime_file_private *prime_fpriv,
+				 uint32_t handle)
 {
 	struct rb_node *rb;
 
-	rb = prime_fpriv->dmabufs.rb_node;
+	mutex_lock(&prime_fpriv->lock);
+
+	rb = prime_fpriv->handles.rb_node;
 	while (rb) {
 		struct drm_prime_member *member;
 
-		member = rb_entry(rb, struct drm_prime_member, dmabuf_rb);
-		if (member->dma_buf == dma_buf) {
+		member = rb_entry(rb, struct drm_prime_member, handle_rb);
+		if (member->handle == handle) {
 			rb_erase(&member->handle_rb, &prime_fpriv->handles);
 			rb_erase(&member->dmabuf_rb, &prime_fpriv->dmabufs);
 
-			dma_buf_put(dma_buf);
+			dma_buf_put(member->dma_buf);
 			kfree(member);
-			return;
-		} else if (member->dma_buf < dma_buf) {
+			break;
+		} else if (member->handle < handle) {
 			rb = rb->rb_right;
 		} else {
 			rb = rb->rb_left;
 		}
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&prime_fpriv->lock);
 }
 
 void drm_prime_init_file_private(struct drm_prime_file_private *prime_fpriv)