diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 1fbc36f05d89..c1104c8857b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -522,14 +522,9 @@ static int ttm_bo_cleanup_refs(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			       bool interruptible, bool no_wait_gpu,
 			       bool unlock_resv)
 {
-	struct dma_resv *resv;
+	struct dma_resv *resv = &bo->base._resv;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (unlikely(list_empty(&bo->ddestroy)))
-		resv = bo->base.resv;
-	else
-		resv = &bo->base._resv;
-
 	if (dma_resv_test_signaled_rcu(resv, true))
 		ret = 0;
 	else
@@ -542,9 +537,8 @@ static int ttm_bo_cleanup_refs(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
 		spin_unlock(&ttm_bo_glob.lru_lock);
 
-		lret = dma_resv_wait_timeout_rcu(resv, true,
-							   interruptible,
-							   30 * HZ);
+		lret = dma_resv_wait_timeout_rcu(resv, true, interruptible,
+						 30 * HZ);
 
 		if (lret < 0)
 			return lret;