diff --git a/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c b/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c
index cfe783a58437..77fc96856073 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ static struct kgsl_mem_entry *kgsl_mem_entry_create(void)
 		kref_init(&entry->refcount);
 		/* put this ref in userspace memory alloc and map ioctls */
 		kref_get(&entry->refcount);
+		atomic_set(&entry->map_count, 0);
 	}
 
-	atomic_set(&entry->map_count, 0);
 	return entry;
 }