diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
index 2564e66e67d7..eb231cfbe37a 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
@@ -613,7 +613,10 @@ static inline void ttm_bo_unpin(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
 	dma_resv_assert_held(bo->base.resv);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!bo->pin_count);
-	--bo->pin_count;
+	if (bo->pin_count)
+		--bo->pin_count;
+	else
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(true);
 }
 
 int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,