diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index d270b3f..6140ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -2194,7 +2194,6 @@ int evergreen_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		rdev->mc.real_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE) * 1024 * 1024;
 	}
 	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
 	r700_vram_gtt_location(rdev, &rdev->mc);
 	radeon_update_bandwidth_info(rdev);
 
@@ -2934,7 +2933,7 @@ static int evergreen_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* XXX: ontario has problems blitting to gart at the moment */
 	if (rdev->family == CHIP_PALM) {
 		rdev->asic->copy = NULL;
-		rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
+		radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.visible_vram_size);
 	}
 
 	/* allocate wb buffer */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_blit_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_blit_kms.c
index 2adfb03..2be698e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_blit_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_blit_kms.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ done:
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "(%d) pin blit object failed\n", r);
 		return r;
 	}
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.real_vram_size;
+	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.real_vram_size);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ void evergreen_blit_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
+	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.visible_vram_size);
 	if (rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj == NULL)
 		return;
 	/* If we can't reserve the bo, unref should be enough to destroy
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
index 93fa735..c7f3a85 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ int r100_cp_init(struct radeon_device *rdev, unsigned ring_size)
 		return r;
 	}
 	rdev->cp.ready = true;
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.real_vram_size;
+	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.real_vram_size);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ void r100_cp_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 void r100_cp_disable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	/* Disable ring */
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
+	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.visible_vram_size);
 	rdev->cp.ready = false;
 	WREG32(RADEON_CP_CSQ_MODE, 0);
 	WREG32(RADEON_CP_CSQ_CNTL, 0);
@@ -2329,7 +2329,6 @@ void r100_vram_init_sizes(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* FIXME we don't use the second aperture yet when we could use it */
 	if (rdev->mc.visible_vram_size > rdev->mc.aper_size)
 		rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
 	config_aper_size = RREG32(RADEON_CONFIG_APER_SIZE);
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_IGP) {
 		uint32_t tom;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index de88624..9b3fad2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -1255,7 +1255,6 @@ int r600_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
 	rdev->mc.real_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
 	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
 	r600_vram_gtt_location(rdev, &rdev->mc);
 
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_IGP) {
@@ -1937,7 +1936,7 @@ void r600_pciep_wreg(struct radeon_device *rdev, u32 reg, u32 v)
  */
 void r600_cp_stop(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
+	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.visible_vram_size);
 	WREG32(R_0086D8_CP_ME_CNTL, S_0086D8_CP_ME_HALT(1));
 	WREG32(SCRATCH_UMSK, 0);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
index 41f7aaf..df68d91 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ done:
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "(%d) pin blit object failed\n", r);
 		return r;
 	}
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.real_vram_size;
+	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.real_vram_size);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void r600_blit_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
+	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.visible_vram_size);
 	if (rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj == NULL)
 		return;
 	/* If we can't reserve the bo, unref should be enough to destroy
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index 56c48b6..6b34294 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ struct radeon_mc {
 	 * about vram size near mc fb location */
 	u64			mc_vram_size;
 	u64			visible_vram_size;
-	u64			active_vram_size;
 	u64			gtt_size;
 	u64			gtt_start;
 	u64			gtt_end;
@@ -1448,6 +1447,7 @@ extern void radeon_vram_location(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_mc *m
 extern void radeon_gtt_location(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_mc *mc);
 extern int radeon_resume_kms(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern int radeon_suspend_kms(struct drm_device *dev, pm_message_t state);
+extern void radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(struct radeon_device *rdev, u64 size);
 
 /* r600, rv610, rv630, rv620, rv635, rv670, rs780, rs880 */
 extern bool r600_card_posted(struct radeon_device *rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
index e5b2cf1..8389b4c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
@@ -589,6 +589,20 @@ void radeon_ttm_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	DRM_INFO("radeon: ttm finalized\n");
 }
 
+/* this should only be called at bootup or when userspace
+ * isn't running */
+void radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(struct radeon_device *rdev, u64 size)
+{
+	struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man;
+
+	if (!rdev->mman.initialized)
+		return;
+
+	man = &rdev->mman.bdev.man[TTM_PL_VRAM];
+	/* this just adjusts TTM size idea, which sets lpfn to the correct value */
+	man->size = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+}
+
 static struct vm_operations_struct radeon_ttm_vm_ops;
 static const struct vm_operations_struct *ttm_vm_ops = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
index 5afe294..8af4679 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@ void rs600_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	rdev->mc.real_vram_size = RREG32(RADEON_CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
 	rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = rdev->mc.real_vram_size;
 	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
 	rdev->mc.igp_sideport_enabled = radeon_atombios_sideport_present(rdev);
 	base = RREG32_MC(R_000004_MC_FB_LOCATION);
 	base = G_000004_MC_FB_START(base) << 16;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
index 6638c8e..66c949b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ void rs690_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	rdev->mc.aper_base = pci_resource_start(rdev->pdev, 0);
 	rdev->mc.aper_size = pci_resource_len(rdev->pdev, 0);
 	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
 	base = RREG32_MC(R_000100_MCCFG_FB_LOCATION);
 	base = G_000100_MC_FB_START(base) << 16;
 	rdev->mc.igp_sideport_enabled = radeon_atombios_sideport_present(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index d8ba676..714ad45 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void rv770_mc_program(struct radeon_device *rdev)
  */
 void r700_cp_stop(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
+	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.visible_vram_size);
 	WREG32(CP_ME_CNTL, (CP_ME_HALT | CP_PFP_HALT));
 	WREG32(SCRATCH_UMSK, 0);
 }
@@ -1123,7 +1123,6 @@ int rv770_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
 	rdev->mc.real_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
 	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
-	rdev->mc.active_vram_size = rdev->mc.visible_vram_size;
 	r700_vram_gtt_location(rdev, &rdev->mc);
 	radeon_update_bandwidth_info(rdev);
 
