diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
index c0fb52c6d4ca..01665b98c57e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
@@ -179,10 +179,9 @@ qxl_push_command_ring_release(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release *relea
 			      uint32_t type, bool interruptible)
 {
 	struct qxl_command cmd;
-	struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
 
 	cmd.type = type;
-	cmd.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo), release->release_offset);
+	cmd.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, release->release_bo, release->release_offset);
 
 	return qxl_ring_push(qdev->command_ring, &cmd, interruptible);
 }
@@ -192,10 +191,9 @@ qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release *releas
 			     uint32_t type, bool interruptible)
 {
 	struct qxl_command cmd;
-	struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
 
 	cmd.type = type;
-	cmd.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo), release->release_offset);
+	cmd.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, release->release_bo, release->release_offset);
 
 	return qxl_ring_push(qdev->cursor_ring, &cmd, interruptible);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
index 00a1a66b052a..864b456080c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ struct qxl_release {
 
 	int id;
 	int type;
+	struct qxl_bo *release_bo;
 	uint32_t release_offset;
 	uint32_t surface_release_id;
 	struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
index a0b4244d283d..7cb214577275 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ qxl_release_free_list(struct qxl_release *release)
 		list_del(&entry->tv.head);
 		kfree(entry);
 	}
+	release->release_bo = NULL;
 }
 
 void
@@ -296,7 +297,6 @@ int qxl_alloc_surface_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 {
 	if (surface_cmd_type == QXL_SURFACE_CMD_DESTROY && create_rel) {
 		int idr_ret;
-		struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&create_rel->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
 		struct qxl_bo *bo;
 		union qxl_release_info *info;
 
@@ -304,8 +304,9 @@ int qxl_alloc_surface_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		idr_ret = qxl_release_alloc(qdev, QXL_RELEASE_SURFACE_CMD, release);
 		if (idr_ret < 0)
 			return idr_ret;
-		bo = to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo);
+		bo = create_rel->release_bo;
 
+		(*release)->release_bo = bo;
 		(*release)->release_offset = create_rel->release_offset + 64;
 
 		qxl_release_list_add(*release, bo);
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ int qxl_alloc_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
 
 	bo = qxl_bo_ref(qdev->current_release_bo[cur_idx]);
 
+	(*release)->release_bo = bo;
 	(*release)->release_offset = qdev->current_release_bo_offset[cur_idx] * release_size_per_bo[cur_idx];
 	qdev->current_release_bo_offset[cur_idx]++;
 
@@ -408,8 +410,7 @@ union qxl_release_info *qxl_release_map(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 {
 	void *ptr;
 	union qxl_release_info *info;
-	struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
-	struct qxl_bo *bo = to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo);
+	struct qxl_bo *bo = release->release_bo;
 
 	ptr = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, bo, release->release_offset & PAGE_MASK);
 	if (!ptr)
@@ -422,8 +423,7 @@ void qxl_release_unmap(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		       struct qxl_release *release,
 		       union qxl_release_info *info)
 {
-	struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
-	struct qxl_bo *bo = to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo);
+	struct qxl_bo *bo = release->release_bo;
 	void *ptr;
 
 	ptr = ((void *)info) - (release->release_offset & ~PAGE_MASK);