diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_job.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_job.c
index 7db9ce936a5..5154a560048 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_job.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_job.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ panfrost_batch_submit_ioctl(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
 
         if (!out_sync && dev->debug & (PAN_DBG_TRACE | PAN_DBG_SYNC)) {
                 drmSyncobjCreate(dev->fd, 0, &out_sync);
-                our_sync = false;
+                our_sync = true;
         }
 
         submit.out_sync = out_sync;
@@ -1003,6 +1003,9 @@ panfrost_batch_submit_ioctl(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
                 if (dev->debug & PAN_DBG_MSGS)
                         fprintf(stderr, "Error submitting: %m\n");
 
+                if (our_sync)
+                        drmSyncobjDestroy(dev->fd, out_sync);
+
                 return errno;
         }