diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/Makefile
index b71935862417..ecf0864cb515 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ panfrost-y := \
 	panfrost_device.o \
 	panfrost_devfreq.o \
 	panfrost_gem.o \
-	panfrost_gem_shrinker.o \
 	panfrost_gpu.o \
 	panfrost_job.o \
 	panfrost_mmu.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.h
index 8b25278f34c8..fe04b21fc044 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_device.h
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ struct panfrost_device {
 		atomic_t pending;
 	} reset;
 
-	struct mutex shrinker_lock;
-	struct list_head shrinker_list;
-	struct shrinker shrinker;
-
 	struct panfrost_devfreq pfdevfreq;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
index 7fcbc2a5b6cd..57a93555813f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ panfrost_lookup_bos(struct drm_device *dev,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		atomic_inc(&bo->gpu_usecount);
 		job->mappings[i] = mapping;
 	}
 
@@ -391,7 +390,6 @@ static int panfrost_ioctl_madvise(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 {
 	struct panfrost_file_priv *priv = file_priv->driver_priv;
 	struct drm_panfrost_madvise *args = data;
-	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj;
 	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -404,7 +402,6 @@ static int panfrost_ioctl_madvise(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	bo = to_panfrost_bo(gem_obj);
 
-	mutex_lock(&pfdev->shrinker_lock);
 	mutex_lock(&bo->mappings.lock);
 	if (args->madv == PANFROST_MADV_DONTNEED) {
 		struct panfrost_gem_mapping *first;
@@ -430,17 +427,8 @@ static int panfrost_ioctl_madvise(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	args->retained = drm_gem_shmem_madvise(&bo->base, args->madv);
 
-	if (args->retained) {
-		if (args->madv == PANFROST_MADV_DONTNEED)
-			list_add_tail(&bo->base.madv_list,
-				      &pfdev->shrinker_list);
-		else if (args->madv == PANFROST_MADV_WILLNEED)
-			list_del_init(&bo->base.madv_list);
-	}
-
 out_unlock_mappings:
 	mutex_unlock(&bo->mappings.lock);
-	mutex_unlock(&pfdev->shrinker_lock);
 
 	drm_gem_object_put(gem_obj);
 	return ret;
@@ -571,9 +559,6 @@ static int panfrost_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ddev->dev_private = pfdev;
 	pfdev->ddev = ddev;
 
-	mutex_init(&pfdev->shrinker_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pfdev->shrinker_list);
-
 	err = panfrost_device_init(pfdev);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
@@ -595,7 +580,7 @@ static int panfrost_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_out1;
 
-	panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(ddev);
+	drm_gem_shmem_shrinker_register(ddev);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -613,8 +598,8 @@ static int panfrost_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct drm_device *ddev = pfdev->ddev;
 
+	drm_gem_shmem_shrinker_unregister(ddev);
 	drm_dev_unregister(ddev);
-	panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup(ddev);
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(pfdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(pfdev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
index 293e799e2fe8..f91ef0726e5e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.c
@@ -19,16 +19,6 @@ static void panfrost_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo = to_panfrost_bo(obj);
 	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = obj->dev->dev_private;
 
-	/*
-	 * Make sure the BO is no longer inserted in the shrinker list before
-	 * taking care of the destruction itself. If we don't do that we have a
-	 * race condition between this function and what's done in
-	 * panfrost_gem_shrinker_scan().
-	 */
-	mutex_lock(&pfdev->shrinker_lock);
-	list_del_init(&bo->base.madv_list);
-	mutex_unlock(&pfdev->shrinker_lock);
-
 	/*
 	 * If we still have mappings attached to the BO, there's a problem in
 	 * our refcounting.
@@ -209,6 +199,20 @@ static const struct drm_gem_object_funcs panfrost_gem_funcs = {
 	.vm_ops = &drm_gem_shmem_vm_ops,
 };
 
+static int panfrost_shmem_purge(struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem)
+{
+	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo = to_panfrost_bo(&shmem->base);
+
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&bo->mappings.lock))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	panfrost_gem_teardown_mappings_locked(bo);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&bo->mappings.lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * panfrost_gem_create_object - Implementation of driver->gem_create_object.
  * @dev: DRM device
@@ -230,6 +234,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *panfrost_gem_create_object(struct drm_device *dev, size_t
 	mutex_init(&obj->mappings.lock);
 	obj->base.base.funcs = &panfrost_gem_funcs;
 	obj->base.map_wc = !pfdev->coherent;
+	obj->base.purge = panfrost_shmem_purge;
 
 	return &obj->base.base;
 }
@@ -266,6 +271,9 @@ panfrost_gem_create_with_handle(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
+	if (!bo->is_heap)
+		drm_gem_shmem_set_purgeable(shmem);
+
 	return bo;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
index 8088d5fd8480..09da064f1c07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem.h
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ struct panfrost_gem_object {
 		struct mutex lock;
 	} mappings;
 
-	/*
-	 * Count the number of jobs referencing this BO so we don't let the
-	 * shrinker reclaim this object prematurely.
-	 */
-	atomic_t gpu_usecount;
-
 	bool noexec		:1;
 	bool is_heap		:1;
 };
@@ -84,7 +78,4 @@ panfrost_gem_mapping_get(struct panfrost_gem_object *bo,
 void panfrost_gem_mapping_put(struct panfrost_gem_mapping *mapping);
 void panfrost_gem_teardown_mappings_locked(struct panfrost_gem_object *bo);
 
-void panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct drm_device *dev);
-void panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
-
 #endif /* __PANFROST_GEM_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem_shrinker.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bcf8c291866..000000000000
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_gem_shrinker.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (C) 2019 Arm Ltd.
- *
- * Based on msm_gem_freedreno.c:
- * Copyright (C) 2016 Red Hat
- * Author: Rob Clark <robdclark@gmail.com>
- */
-
-#include <linux/list.h>
-
-#include <drm/drm_device.h>
-#include <drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h>
-
-#include "panfrost_device.h"
-#include "panfrost_gem.h"
-#include "panfrost_mmu.h"
-
-static unsigned long
-panfrost_gem_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
-{
-	struct panfrost_device *pfdev =
-		container_of(shrinker, struct panfrost_device, shrinker);
-	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem;
-	unsigned long count = 0;
-
-	if (!mutex_trylock(&pfdev->shrinker_lock))
-		return 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(shmem, &pfdev->shrinker_list, madv_list) {
-		if (drm_gem_shmem_is_purgeable(shmem))
-			count += shmem->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&pfdev->shrinker_lock);
-
-	return count;
-}
-
-static bool panfrost_gem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
-{
-	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem = to_drm_gem_shmem_obj(obj);
-	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo = to_panfrost_bo(obj);
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	if (atomic_read(&bo->gpu_usecount))
-		return false;
-
-	if (!mutex_trylock(&bo->mappings.lock))
-		return false;
-
-	if (!dma_resv_trylock(shmem->base.resv))
-		goto unlock_mappings;
-
-	panfrost_gem_teardown_mappings_locked(bo);
-	drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked(&bo->base);
-	ret = true;
-
-	dma_resv_unlock(shmem->base.resv);
-
-unlock_mappings:
-	mutex_unlock(&bo->mappings.lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static unsigned long
-panfrost_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
-{
-	struct panfrost_device *pfdev =
-		container_of(shrinker, struct panfrost_device, shrinker);
-	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem, *tmp;
-	unsigned long freed = 0;
-
-	if (!mutex_trylock(&pfdev->shrinker_lock))
-		return SHRINK_STOP;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(shmem, tmp, &pfdev->shrinker_list, madv_list) {
-		if (freed >= sc->nr_to_scan)
-			break;
-		if (drm_gem_shmem_is_purgeable(shmem) &&
-		    panfrost_gem_purge(&shmem->base)) {
-			freed += shmem->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-			list_del_init(&shmem->madv_list);
-		}
-	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&pfdev->shrinker_lock);
-
-	if (freed > 0)
-		pr_info_ratelimited("Purging %lu bytes\n", freed << PAGE_SHIFT);
-
-	return freed;
-}
-
-/**
- * panfrost_gem_shrinker_init - Initialize panfrost shrinker
- * @dev: DRM device
- *
- * This function registers and sets up the panfrost shrinker.
- */
-void panfrost_gem_shrinker_init(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = dev->dev_private;
-	pfdev->shrinker.count_objects = panfrost_gem_shrinker_count;
-	pfdev->shrinker.scan_objects = panfrost_gem_shrinker_scan;
-	pfdev->shrinker.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS;
-	WARN_ON(register_shrinker(&pfdev->shrinker));
-}
-
-/**
- * panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup - Clean up panfrost shrinker
- * @dev: DRM device
- *
- * This function unregisters the panfrost shrinker.
- */
-void panfrost_gem_shrinker_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = dev->dev_private;
-
-	if (pfdev->shrinker.nr_deferred) {
-		unregister_shrinker(&pfdev->shrinker);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
index fda5871aebe3..bcf496b837ce 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
@@ -271,6 +271,19 @@ static void panfrost_attach_object_fences(struct drm_gem_object **bos,
 		dma_resv_add_fence(bos[i]->resv, fence, DMA_RESV_USAGE_WRITE);
 }
 
+static int panfrost_objects_prepare(struct drm_gem_object **bos, int bo_count)
+{
+	struct panfrost_gem_object *bo;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	while (!ret && bo_count--) {
+		bo = to_panfrost_bo(bos[bo_count]);
+		ret = bo->base.madv ? -ENOMEM : 0;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int panfrost_job_push(struct panfrost_job *job)
 {
 	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = job->pfdev;
@@ -282,6 +295,10 @@ int panfrost_job_push(struct panfrost_job *job)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = panfrost_objects_prepare(job->bos, job->bo_count);
+	if (ret)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	mutex_lock(&pfdev->sched_lock);
 	drm_sched_job_arm(&job->base);
 
@@ -323,7 +340,6 @@ static void panfrost_job_cleanup(struct kref *ref)
 			if (!job->mappings[i])
 				break;
 
-			atomic_dec(&job->mappings[i]->obj->gpu_usecount);
 			panfrost_gem_mapping_put(job->mappings[i]);
 		}
 		kvfree(job->mappings);
