diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
index 2630c5027c63..1c67ac434e10 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ panfrost_postclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	struct panfrost_file_priv *panfrost_priv = file->driver_priv;
 
-	panfrost_perfcnt_close(panfrost_priv);
+	panfrost_perfcnt_close(file);
 	panfrost_job_close(panfrost_priv);
 
 	panfrost_mmu_pgtable_free(panfrost_priv);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
index daf4c55a2863..92a95210a899 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void panfrost_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	drm_gem_shmem_free_object(obj);
 }
 
-static int panfrost_gem_open(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct drm_file *file_priv)
+int panfrost_gem_open(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
 	int ret;
 	size_t size = obj->size;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int panfrost_gem_open(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct drm_file *file_p
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void panfrost_gem_close(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct drm_file *file_priv)
+void panfrost_gem_close(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
 	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo = to_panfrost_bo(obj);
 	struct panfrost_file_priv *priv = file_priv->driver_priv;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
index 50920819cc16..4b17e7308764 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ panfrost_gem_create_with_handle(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 				u32 flags,
 				uint32_t *handle);
 
+int panfrost_gem_open(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct drm_file *file_priv);
+void panfrost_gem_close(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
+			struct drm_file *file_priv);
+
 void panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_perfcnt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_perfcnt.c
index 2dba192bf198..2c04e858c50a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_perfcnt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_perfcnt.c
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ static int panfrost_perfcnt_dump_locked(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
 }
 
 static int panfrost_perfcnt_enable_locked(struct panfrost_device *pfdev,
-					  struct panfrost_file_priv *user,
+					  struct drm_file *file_priv,
 					  unsigned int counterset)
 {
+	struct panfrost_file_priv *user = file_priv->driver_priv;
 	struct panfrost_perfcnt *perfcnt = pfdev->perfcnt;
 	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *bo;
 	u32 cfg;
@@ -91,14 +92,14 @@ static int panfrost_perfcnt_enable_locked(struct panfrost_device *pfdev,
 	perfcnt->bo = to_panfrost_bo(&bo->base);
 
 	/* Map the perfcnt buf in the address space attached to file_priv. */
-	ret = panfrost_mmu_map(perfcnt->bo);
+	ret = panfrost_gem_open(&perfcnt->bo->base.base, file_priv);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_put_bo;
 
 	perfcnt->buf = drm_gem_shmem_vmap(&bo->base);
 	if (IS_ERR(perfcnt->buf)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(perfcnt->buf);
-		goto err_put_bo;
+		goto err_close_bo;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -157,14 +158,17 @@ static int panfrost_perfcnt_enable_locked(struct panfrost_device *pfdev,
 
 err_vunmap:
 	drm_gem_shmem_vunmap(&perfcnt->bo->base.base, perfcnt->buf);
+err_close_bo:
+	panfrost_gem_close(&perfcnt->bo->base.base, file_priv);
 err_put_bo:
 	drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(&bo->base);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int panfrost_perfcnt_disable_locked(struct panfrost_device *pfdev,
-					   struct panfrost_file_priv *user)
+					   struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
+	struct panfrost_file_priv *user = file_priv->driver_priv;
 	struct panfrost_perfcnt *perfcnt = pfdev->perfcnt;
 
 	if (user != perfcnt->user)
@@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ static int panfrost_perfcnt_disable_locked(struct panfrost_device *pfdev,
 	perfcnt->user = NULL;
 	drm_gem_shmem_vunmap(&perfcnt->bo->base.base, perfcnt->buf);
 	perfcnt->buf = NULL;
+	panfrost_gem_close(&perfcnt->bo->base.base, file_priv);
 	drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(&perfcnt->bo->base.base);
 	perfcnt->bo = NULL;
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(pfdev->dev);
@@ -191,7 +196,6 @@ static int panfrost_perfcnt_disable_locked(struct panfrost_device *pfdev,
 int panfrost_ioctl_perfcnt_enable(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				  struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
-	struct panfrost_file_priv *pfile = file_priv->driver_priv;
 	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct panfrost_perfcnt *perfcnt = pfdev->perfcnt;
 	struct drm_panfrost_perfcnt_enable *req = data;
@@ -207,10 +211,10 @@ int panfrost_ioctl_perfcnt_enable(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	mutex_lock(&perfcnt->lock);
 	if (req->enable)
-		ret = panfrost_perfcnt_enable_locked(pfdev, pfile,
+		ret = panfrost_perfcnt_enable_locked(pfdev, file_priv,
 						     req->counterset);
 	else
-		ret = panfrost_perfcnt_disable_locked(pfdev, pfile);
+		ret = panfrost_perfcnt_disable_locked(pfdev, file_priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&perfcnt->lock);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -248,15 +252,16 @@ int panfrost_ioctl_perfcnt_dump(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void panfrost_perfcnt_close(struct panfrost_file_priv *pfile)
+void panfrost_perfcnt_close(struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
+	struct panfrost_file_priv *pfile = file_priv->driver_priv;
 	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = pfile->pfdev;
 	struct panfrost_perfcnt *perfcnt = pfdev->perfcnt;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(pfdev->dev);
 	mutex_lock(&perfcnt->lock);
 	if (perfcnt->user == pfile)
-		panfrost_perfcnt_disable_locked(pfdev, pfile);
+		panfrost_perfcnt_disable_locked(pfdev, file_priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&perfcnt->lock);
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(pfdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(pfdev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_perfcnt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_perfcnt.h
index 13b8fdaa1b43..8bbcf5f5fb33 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_perfcnt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_perfcnt.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void panfrost_perfcnt_sample_done(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
 void panfrost_perfcnt_clean_cache_done(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
 int panfrost_perfcnt_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
 void panfrost_perfcnt_fini(struct panfrost_device *pfdev);
-void panfrost_perfcnt_close(struct panfrost_file_priv *pfile);
+void panfrost_perfcnt_close(struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int panfrost_ioctl_perfcnt_enable(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				  struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int panfrost_ioctl_perfcnt_dump(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
