diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
index 9796a54b4f47..8774c18f405e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ static int __context_pin_state(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	err = i915_active_acquire(&vma->active);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_unpin;
+
 	/*
 	 * And mark it as a globally pinned object to let the shrinker know
 	 * it cannot reclaim the object until we release it.
@@ -168,11 +172,16 @@ static int __context_pin_state(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	vma->obj->mm.dirty = true;
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_unpin:
+	i915_vma_unpin(vma);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __context_unpin_state(struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
 	i915_vma_make_shrinkable(vma);
+	i915_active_release(&vma->active);
 	__i915_vma_unpin(vma);
 }