diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdp3_ctrl.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdp3_ctrl.c
index dff8b63eea64..8a9e8acf6c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdp3_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdp3_ctrl.c
@@ -1564,12 +1564,15 @@ static int mdp3_get_metadata(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd,
 		break;
 	case metadata_op_get_ion_fd:
 		if (mfd->fb_ion_handle && mfd->fb_ion_client) {
+			get_dma_buf(mfd->fbmem_buf);
 			metadata->data.fbmem_ionfd =
 				ion_share_dma_buf_fd(mfd->fb_ion_client,
 					mfd->fb_ion_handle);
-			if (metadata->data.fbmem_ionfd < 0)
+			if (metadata->data.fbmem_ionfd < 0) {
+				dma_buf_put(mfd->fbmem_buf);
 				pr_err("fd allocation failed. fd = %d\n",
-						metadata->data.fbmem_ionfd);
+					metadata->data.fbmem_ionfd);
+			}
 		}
 		break;
 	default: