diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cotable.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cotable.c
index ba658fa9cf6c..183571c387b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cotable.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cotable.c
@@ -481,11 +481,15 @@ static int vmw_cotable_resize(struct vmw_resource *res, size_t new_size)
 	vmw_bo_unreference(&old_buf);
 	res->id = vcotbl->type;
 
+	/* Release the pin acquired in vmw_bo_init */
+	ttm_bo_unpin(bo);
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_map_new:
 	ttm_bo_kunmap(&old_map);
 out_wait:
+	ttm_bo_unpin(bo);
 	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 	vmw_bo_unreference(&buf);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index 8087a9013455..eb76a6b9ebca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -1522,11 +1522,8 @@ static inline void vmw_bo_unreference(struct vmw_buffer_object **buf)
 	struct vmw_buffer_object *tmp_buf = *buf;
 
 	*buf = NULL;
-	if (tmp_buf != NULL) {
-		if (tmp_buf->base.pin_count > 0)
-			ttm_bo_unpin(&tmp_buf->base);
+	if (tmp_buf != NULL)
 		ttm_bo_put(&tmp_buf->base);
-	}
 }
 
 static inline struct vmw_buffer_object *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_mob.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_mob.c
index a0b53141dded..f2d625415458 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_mob.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_mob.c
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ static void vmw_mob_pt_setup(struct vmw_mob *mob,
 			     struct vmw_piter data_iter,
 			     unsigned long num_data_pages);
 
+
+static inline void vmw_bo_unpin_unlocked(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
+{
+	int ret = ttm_bo_reserve(bo, false, true, NULL);
+	BUG_ON(ret != 0);
+	ttm_bo_unpin(bo);
+	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * vmw_setup_otable_base - Issue an object table base setup command to
  * the device
@@ -277,7 +287,7 @@ static int vmw_otable_batch_setup(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 						 &batch->otables[i]);
 	}
 
-	ttm_bo_unpin(batch->otable_bo);
+	vmw_bo_unpin_unlocked(batch->otable_bo);
 	ttm_bo_put(batch->otable_bo);
 	batch->otable_bo = NULL;
 	return ret;
@@ -341,9 +351,9 @@ static void vmw_otable_batch_takedown(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	BUG_ON(ret != 0);
 
 	vmw_bo_fence_single(bo, NULL);
+	ttm_bo_unpin(bo);
 	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 
-	ttm_bo_unpin(batch->otable_bo);
 	ttm_bo_put(batch->otable_bo);
 	batch->otable_bo = NULL;
 }
@@ -530,7 +540,7 @@ static void vmw_mob_pt_setup(struct vmw_mob *mob,
 void vmw_mob_destroy(struct vmw_mob *mob)
 {
 	if (mob->pt_bo) {
-		ttm_bo_unpin(mob->pt_bo);
+		vmw_bo_unpin_unlocked(mob->pt_bo);
 		ttm_bo_put(mob->pt_bo);
 		mob->pt_bo = NULL;
 	}
@@ -646,7 +656,7 @@ int vmw_mob_bind(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 out_no_cmd_space:
 	vmw_fifo_resource_dec(dev_priv);
 	if (pt_set_up) {
-		ttm_bo_unpin(mob->pt_bo);
+		vmw_bo_unpin_unlocked(mob->pt_bo);
 		ttm_bo_put(mob->pt_bo);
 		mob->pt_bo = NULL;
 	}