diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sync.c
index 02c9577fe418..cec5cfa6ea15 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_sync.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void xe_sync_entry_cleanup(struct xe_sync_entry *sync)
 	if (sync->fence)
 		dma_fence_put(sync->fence);
 	if (sync->chain_fence)
-		dma_fence_put(&sync->chain_fence->base);
+		dma_fence_chain_free(sync->chain_fence);
 	if (sync->ufence)
 		user_fence_put(sync->ufence);
 }