diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
index 821ab7b..14e776f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ void qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(struct qxl_release *release)
 		qxl_fence_add_release_locked(&qbo->fence, release->id);
 
 		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
-		ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+		__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 		entry->reserved = false;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&bdev->fence_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 9df79ac..4ab9f71 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static void ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_or_queue(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
-	ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(bo, false, true, false, 0);
+	ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, false, true, false, 0);
 
 	spin_lock(&bdev->fence_lock);
 	(void) ttm_bo_wait(bo, false, false, true);
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_or_queue(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 			ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
 		}
 
-		ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+		__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 	}
 
 	kref_get(&bo->list_kref);
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_and_unlock(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		sync_obj = driver->sync_obj_ref(bo->sync_obj);
 		spin_unlock(&bdev->fence_lock);
 
-		ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+		__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 		spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
 
 		ret = driver->sync_obj_wait(sync_obj, false, interruptible);
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_and_unlock(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			return ret;
 
 		spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
-		ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(bo, false, true, false, 0);
+		ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, false, true, false, 0);
 
 		/*
 		 * We raced, and lost, someone else holds the reservation now,
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_and_unlock(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		spin_unlock(&bdev->fence_lock);
 
 	if (ret || unlikely(list_empty(&bo->ddestroy))) {
-		ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+		__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 		spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -577,11 +577,11 @@ static int ttm_bo_delayed_delete(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev, bool remove_all)
 			kref_get(&nentry->list_kref);
 		}
 
-		ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(entry, false, true, false, 0);
+		ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(entry, false, true, false, 0);
 		if (remove_all && ret) {
 			spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
-			ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(entry, false, false,
-						   false, 0);
+			ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(entry, false, false,
+					       false, 0);
 			spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
 		}
 
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,
 
 	spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(bo, &man->lru, lru) {
-		ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(bo, false, true, false, 0);
+		ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, false, true, false, 0);
 		if (!ret)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_swapout(struct ttm_mem_shrink *shrink)
 
 	spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(bo, &glob->swap_lru, swap) {
-		ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(bo, false, true, false, 0);
+		ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, false, true, false, 0);
 		if (!ret)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ out:
 	 * already swapped buffer.
 	 */
 
-	ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+	__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 	kref_put(&bo->list_kref, ttm_bo_release_list);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1731,10 +1731,10 @@ int ttm_bo_wait_unreserved(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	if (!ww_mutex_is_locked(&bo->resv->lock))
 		goto out_unlock;
-	ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(bo, true, false, false, NULL);
+	ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, true, false, false, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		goto out_unlock;
-	ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+	__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&bo->wu_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
index 479e941..e8dac87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void ttm_eu_backoff_reservation_locked(struct list_head *list)
 			ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
 			entry->removed = false;
 		}
-		ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+		__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ retry:
 		if (entry->reserved)
 			continue;
 
-		ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(bo, true, (ticket == NULL), true,
-					   ticket);
+		ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, true, (ticket == NULL), true,
+				       ticket);
 
 		if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
 			/* uh oh, we lost out, drop every reservation and try
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 		entry->old_sync_obj = bo->sync_obj;
 		bo->sync_obj = driver->sync_obj_ref(sync_obj);
 		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
-		ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+		__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 		entry->reserved = false;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&bdev->fence_lock);
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
index 5d8aabe..a5183da 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ extern void ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 extern void ttm_bo_add_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 
 /**
- * ttm_bo_reserve_nolru:
+ * __ttm_bo_reserve:
  *
  * @bo: A pointer to a struct ttm_buffer_object.
  * @interruptible: Sleep interruptible if waiting.
@@ -809,10 +809,10 @@ extern void ttm_bo_add_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
  * -EALREADY: Bo already reserved using @ticket. This error code will only
  * be returned if @use_ticket is set to true.
  */
-static inline int ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
-				       bool interruptible,
-				       bool no_wait, bool use_ticket,
-				       struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
+static inline int __ttm_bo_reserve(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
+				   bool interruptible,
+				   bool no_wait, bool use_ticket,
+				   struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -888,8 +888,7 @@ static inline int ttm_bo_reserve(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 
 	WARN_ON(!atomic_read(&bo->kref.refcount));
 
-	ret = ttm_bo_reserve_nolru(bo, interruptible, no_wait, use_ticket,
-				    ticket);
+	ret = __ttm_bo_reserve(bo, interruptible, no_wait, use_ticket, ticket);
 	if (likely(ret == 0))
 		ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru(bo);
 
@@ -929,20 +928,14 @@ static inline int ttm_bo_reserve_slowpath(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 }
 
 /**
- * ttm_bo_unreserve_ticket
+ * __ttm_bo_unreserve
  * @bo: A pointer to a struct ttm_buffer_object.
- * @ticket: ww_acquire_ctx used for reserving
  *
- * Unreserve a previous reservation of @bo made with @ticket.
+ * Unreserve a previous reservation of @bo where the buffer object is
+ * already on lru lists.
  */
-static inline void ttm_bo_unreserve_ticket(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
-					   struct ww_acquire_ctx *t)
+static inline void __ttm_bo_unreserve(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
-	if (!(bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT)) {
-		spin_lock(&bo->glob->lru_lock);
-		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
-		spin_unlock(&bo->glob->lru_lock);
-	}
 	ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
 }
 
@@ -955,7 +948,25 @@ static inline void ttm_bo_unreserve_ticket(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
  */
 static inline void ttm_bo_unreserve(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
-	ttm_bo_unreserve_ticket(bo, NULL);
+	if (!(bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT)) {
+		spin_lock(&bo->glob->lru_lock);
+		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
+		spin_unlock(&bo->glob->lru_lock);
+	}
+	__ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ttm_bo_unreserve_ticket
+ * @bo: A pointer to a struct ttm_buffer_object.
+ * @ticket: ww_acquire_ctx used for reserving
+ *
+ * Unreserve a previous reservation of @bo made with @ticket.
+ */
+static inline void ttm_bo_unreserve_ticket(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
+					   struct ww_acquire_ctx *t)
+{
+	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 }
 
 /*
