diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index 8f40692..b60b41f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -631,7 +631,8 @@ extern int vmw_user_dmabuf_alloc(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				 uint32_t size,
 				 bool shareable,
 				 uint32_t *handle,
-				 struct vmw_dma_buffer **p_dma_buf);
+				 struct vmw_dma_buffer **p_dma_buf,
+				 struct ttm_base_object **p_base);
 extern int vmw_user_dmabuf_reference(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 				     struct vmw_dma_buffer *dma_buf,
 				     uint32_t *handle);
@@ -645,7 +646,8 @@ extern uint32_t vmw_dmabuf_validate_node(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 					 uint32_t cur_validate_node);
 extern void vmw_dmabuf_validate_clear(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 extern int vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
-				  uint32_t id, struct vmw_dma_buffer **out);
+				  uint32_t id, struct vmw_dma_buffer **out,
+				  struct ttm_base_object **base);
 extern int vmw_stream_claim_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				  struct drm_file *file_priv);
 extern int vmw_stream_unref_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index b565654..5da5de0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -1236,7 +1236,8 @@ static int vmw_translate_mob_ptr(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	struct vmw_relocation *reloc;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(sw_context->fp->tfile, handle, &vmw_bo);
+	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(sw_context->fp->tfile, handle, &vmw_bo,
+				     NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Could not find or use MOB buffer.\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1296,7 +1297,8 @@ static int vmw_translate_guest_ptr(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	struct vmw_relocation *reloc;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(sw_context->fp->tfile, handle, &vmw_bo);
+	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(sw_context->fp->tfile, handle, &vmw_bo,
+				     NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Could not find or use GMR region.\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
index 76069f0..222c9c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ int vmw_overlay_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, arg->handle, &buf);
+	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, arg->handle, &buf, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
index c1912f8..e57667c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ int vmw_user_lookup_handle(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	}
 
 	*out_surf = NULL;
-	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, handle, out_buf);
+	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, handle, out_buf, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ int vmw_user_dmabuf_alloc(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 			  uint32_t size,
 			  bool shareable,
 			  uint32_t *handle,
-			  struct vmw_dma_buffer **p_dma_buf)
+			  struct vmw_dma_buffer **p_dma_buf,
+			  struct ttm_base_object **p_base)
 {
 	struct vmw_user_dma_buffer *user_bo;
 	struct ttm_buffer_object *tmp;
@@ -515,6 +516,10 @@ int vmw_user_dmabuf_alloc(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	}
 
 	*p_dma_buf = &user_bo->dma;
+	if (p_base) {
+		*p_base = &user_bo->prime.base;
+		kref_get(&(*p_base)->refcount);
+	}
 	*handle = user_bo->prime.base.hash.key;
 
 out_no_base_object:
@@ -631,6 +636,7 @@ int vmw_user_dmabuf_synccpu_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct vmw_dma_buffer *dma_buf;
 	struct vmw_user_dma_buffer *user_bo;
 	struct ttm_object_file *tfile = vmw_fpriv(file_priv)->tfile;
+	struct ttm_base_object *buffer_base;
 	int ret;
 
 	if ((arg->flags & (drm_vmw_synccpu_read | drm_vmw_synccpu_write)) == 0
@@ -643,7 +649,8 @@ int vmw_user_dmabuf_synccpu_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	switch (arg->op) {
 	case drm_vmw_synccpu_grab:
-		ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, arg->handle, &dma_buf);
+		ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, arg->handle, &dma_buf,
+					     &buffer_base);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 			return ret;
 
@@ -651,6 +658,7 @@ int vmw_user_dmabuf_synccpu_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				       dma);
 		ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_synccpu_grab(user_bo, tfile, arg->flags);
 		vmw_dmabuf_unreference(&dma_buf);
+		ttm_base_object_unref(&buffer_base);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0 && ret != -ERESTARTSYS &&
 			     ret != -EBUSY)) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed synccpu grab on handle 0x%08x.\n",
@@ -692,7 +700,8 @@ int vmw_dmabuf_alloc_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_alloc(dev_priv, vmw_fpriv(file_priv)->tfile,
-				    req->size, false, &handle, &dma_buf);
+				    req->size, false, &handle, &dma_buf,
+				    NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		goto out_no_dmabuf;
 
@@ -721,7 +730,8 @@ int vmw_dmabuf_unref_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 }
 
 int vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
-			   uint32_t handle, struct vmw_dma_buffer **out)
+			   uint32_t handle, struct vmw_dma_buffer **out,
+			   struct ttm_base_object **p_base)
 {
 	struct vmw_user_dma_buffer *vmw_user_bo;
 	struct ttm_base_object *base;
@@ -743,7 +753,10 @@ int vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 	vmw_user_bo = container_of(base, struct vmw_user_dma_buffer,
 				   prime.base);
 	(void)ttm_bo_reference(&vmw_user_bo->dma.base);
-	ttm_base_object_unref(&base);
+	if (p_base)
+		*p_base = base;
+	else
+		ttm_base_object_unref(&base);
 	*out = &vmw_user_bo->dma;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1004,7 +1017,7 @@ int vmw_dumb_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 
 	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_alloc(dev_priv, vmw_fpriv(file_priv)->tfile,
 				    args->size, false, &args->handle,
-				    &dma_buf);
+				    &dma_buf, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		goto out_no_dmabuf;
 
@@ -1032,7 +1045,7 @@ int vmw_dumb_map_offset(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	struct vmw_dma_buffer *out_buf;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, handle, &out_buf);
+	ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, handle, &out_buf, NULL);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
index bba1ee3..fd47547 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ static int vmw_shader_define(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 
 	if (buffer_handle != SVGA3D_INVALID_ID) {
 		ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, buffer_handle,
-					     &buffer);
+					     &buffer, NULL);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Could not find buffer for shader "
 				  "creation.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
index 3361769..64b5040 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct vmw_user_surface {
 	struct vmw_surface srf;
 	uint32_t size;
 	struct drm_master *master;
+	struct ttm_base_object *backup_base;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -656,6 +657,7 @@ static void vmw_user_surface_base_release(struct ttm_base_object **p_base)
 	struct vmw_resource *res = &user_srf->srf.res;
 
 	*p_base = NULL;
+	ttm_base_object_unref(&user_srf->backup_base);
 	vmw_resource_unreference(&res);
 }
 
@@ -851,7 +853,8 @@ int vmw_surface_define_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 					    res->backup_size,
 					    true,
 					    &backup_handle,
-					    &res->backup);
+					    &res->backup,
+					    &user_srf->backup_base);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 			vmw_resource_unreference(&res);
 			goto out_unlock;
@@ -1321,7 +1324,8 @@ int vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	if (req->buffer_handle != SVGA3D_INVALID_ID) {
 		ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, req->buffer_handle,
-					     &res->backup);
+					     &res->backup,
+					     &user_srf->backup_base);
 		if (ret == 0 && res->backup->base.num_pages * PAGE_SIZE <
 		    res->backup_size) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Surface backup buffer is too small.\n");
@@ -1335,7 +1339,8 @@ int vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 					    req->drm_surface_flags &
 					    drm_vmw_surface_flag_shareable,
 					    &backup_handle,
-					    &res->backup);
+					    &res->backup,
+					    &user_srf->backup_base);
 
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 		vmw_resource_unreference(&res);
