diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index b8e72cdcb713..f20e24baf95c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2181,6 +2181,7 @@ enum hdmi_force_audio {
 struct drm_i915_gem_object_ops {
 	unsigned int flags;
 #define I915_GEM_OBJECT_HAS_STRUCT_PAGE 0x1
+#define I915_GEM_OBJECT_IS_SHRINKABLE   0x2
 
 	/* Interface between the GEM object and its backing storage.
 	 * get_pages() is called once prior to the use of the associated set
@@ -2429,6 +2430,12 @@ i915_gem_object_has_struct_page(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	return obj->ops->flags & I915_GEM_OBJECT_HAS_STRUCT_PAGE;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+i915_gem_object_is_shrinkable(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	return obj->ops->flags & I915_GEM_OBJECT_IS_SHRINKABLE;
+}
+
 static inline bool
 i915_gem_object_is_active(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 207b8ef85136..a97fdfa80663 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4146,7 +4146,8 @@ void i915_gem_object_init(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 }
 
 static const struct drm_i915_gem_object_ops i915_gem_object_ops = {
-	.flags = I915_GEM_OBJECT_HAS_STRUCT_PAGE,
+	.flags = I915_GEM_OBJECT_HAS_STRUCT_PAGE |
+		 I915_GEM_OBJECT_IS_SHRINKABLE,
 	.get_pages = i915_gem_object_get_pages_gtt,
 	.put_pages = i915_gem_object_put_pages_gtt,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_internal.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_internal.c
index 1b0607a44a9a..4b3ff3e5b911 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_internal.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_internal.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ static void i915_gem_object_put_pages_internal(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 }
 
 static const struct drm_i915_gem_object_ops i915_gem_object_internal_ops = {
-	.flags = I915_GEM_OBJECT_HAS_STRUCT_PAGE,
+	.flags = I915_GEM_OBJECT_HAS_STRUCT_PAGE |
+		 I915_GEM_OBJECT_IS_SHRINKABLE,
 	.get_pages = i915_gem_object_get_pages_internal,
 	.put_pages = i915_gem_object_put_pages_internal,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
index f988652f1e26..87dd27d5146c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ static bool can_release_pages(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	if (!obj->mm.pages)
 		return false;
 
-	/* Only shmemfs objects are backed by swap */
-	if (!obj->base.filp)
+	/* Consider only shrinkable ojects. */
+	if (!i915_gem_object_is_shrinkable(obj))
 		return false;
 
 	/* Only report true if by unbinding the object and putting its pages
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
index 9bf44b5bca10..64261639f547 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@ i915_gem_userptr_dmabuf_export(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 }
 
 static const struct drm_i915_gem_object_ops i915_gem_userptr_ops = {
-	.flags = I915_GEM_OBJECT_HAS_STRUCT_PAGE,
+	.flags = I915_GEM_OBJECT_HAS_STRUCT_PAGE |
+		 I915_GEM_OBJECT_IS_SHRINKABLE,
 	.get_pages = i915_gem_userptr_get_pages,
 	.put_pages = i915_gem_userptr_put_pages,
 	.dmabuf_export = i915_gem_userptr_dmabuf_export,