diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
index 12adfc3a0547..8724f8de67e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue.c
@@ -391,9 +391,6 @@ void xe_exec_queue_destroy(struct kref *ref)
 
 	xe_assert(gt_to_xe(q->gt), atomic_read(&q->job_cnt) == 0);
 
-	if (q->ufence_syncobj)
-		drm_syncobj_put(q->ufence_syncobj);
-
 	if (q->ufence_syncobj)
 		drm_syncobj_put(q->ufence_syncobj);