diff --git a/sys/dev/drm2/drm_global.c b/sys/dev/drm2/drm_global.c
index 992d061..6372044 100644
--- a/sys/dev/drm2/drm_global.c
+++ b/sys/dev/drm2/drm_global.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ void drm_global_item_unref(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
 	MPASS(ref->object == item->object);
 	if (--item->refcount == 0) {
 		ref->release(ref);
+		free(item->object, M_DRM_GLOBAL);
 		item->object = NULL;
 	}
 	sx_xunlock(&item->mutex);
diff --git a/sys/dev/drm2/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/sys/dev/drm2/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 12e5131..9cb9336 100644
--- a/sys/dev/drm2/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/sys/dev/drm2/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,6 @@ static void ttm_bo_global_kobj_release(struct ttm_bo_global *glob)
 
 	ttm_mem_unregister_shrink(glob->mem_glob, &glob->shrink);
 	vm_page_free(glob->dummy_read_page);
-	free(glob, M_DRM_GLOBAL);
 }
 
 void ttm_bo_global_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
diff --git a/sys/dev/drm2/ttm/ttm_memory.c b/sys/dev/drm2/ttm/ttm_memory.c
index ee74d94..dc85656 100644
--- a/sys/dev/drm2/ttm/ttm_memory.c
+++ b/sys/dev/drm2/ttm/ttm_memory.c
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ static ssize_t ttm_mem_zone_store(struct ttm_mem_zone *zone,
 
 static void ttm_mem_global_kobj_release(struct ttm_mem_global *glob)
 {
-
-	free(glob, M_TTM_ZONE);
 }
 
 static bool ttm_zones_above_swap_target(struct ttm_mem_global *glob,