diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_buffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_buffer.c
index 9826fbc..da12922 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_buffer.c
@@ -318,19 +318,16 @@ static int vmw_sync_obj_flush(void *sync_obj, void *sync_arg)
 
 static bool vmw_sync_obj_signaled(void *sync_obj, void *sync_arg)
 {
-	unsigned long flags = (unsigned long) sync_arg;
 	return	vmw_fence_obj_signaled((struct vmw_fence_obj *) sync_obj,
-				       (uint32_t) flags);
+				       DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC);
 
 }
 
 static int vmw_sync_obj_wait(void *sync_obj, void *sync_arg,
 			     bool lazy, bool interruptible)
 {
-	unsigned long flags = (unsigned long) sync_arg;
-
 	return vmw_fence_obj_wait((struct vmw_fence_obj *) sync_obj,
-				  (uint32_t) flags,
+				  DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC,
 				  lazy, interruptible,
 				  VMW_FENCE_WAIT_TIMEOUT);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index 30654b4..e5775a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static void vmw_resource_to_validate_list(struct vmw_sw_context *sw_context,
  */
 static int vmw_bo_to_validate_list(struct vmw_sw_context *sw_context,
 				   struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
-				   uint32_t fence_flags,
 				   uint32_t *p_val_node)
 {
 	uint32_t val_node;
@@ -87,15 +86,12 @@ static int vmw_bo_to_validate_list(struct vmw_sw_context *sw_context,
 
 	val_buf = &sw_context->val_bufs[val_node];
 	if (unlikely(val_node == sw_context->cur_val_buf)) {
-		val_buf->new_sync_obj_arg = NULL;
 		val_buf->bo = ttm_bo_reference(bo);
 		list_add_tail(&val_buf->head, &sw_context->validate_nodes);
 		++sw_context->cur_val_buf;
 	}
 
-	val_buf->new_sync_obj_arg = (void *)
-		((unsigned long) val_buf->new_sync_obj_arg | fence_flags);
-	sw_context->fence_flags |= fence_flags;
+	sw_context->fence_flags |= DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC;
 
 	if (p_val_node)
 		*p_val_node = val_node;
@@ -313,7 +309,6 @@ static int vmw_query_bo_switch_prepare(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 			cid_to_add = sw_context->cur_query_cid;
 			ret = vmw_bo_to_validate_list(sw_context,
 						      sw_context->cur_query_bo,
-						      DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC,
 						      NULL);
 			if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 				return ret;
@@ -322,7 +317,6 @@ static int vmw_query_bo_switch_prepare(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 		ret = vmw_bo_to_validate_list(sw_context,
 					      dev_priv->dummy_query_bo,
-					      DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC,
 					      NULL);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 			return ret;
@@ -346,7 +340,6 @@ static int vmw_query_bo_switch_prepare(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				      &sw_context->query_list);
 		ret = vmw_bo_to_validate_list(sw_context,
 					      dev_priv->dummy_query_bo,
-					      DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC,
 					      NULL);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 			return ret;
@@ -465,8 +458,7 @@ static int vmw_translate_guest_ptr(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	reloc = &sw_context->relocs[sw_context->cur_reloc++];
 	reloc->location = ptr;
 
-	ret = vmw_bo_to_validate_list(sw_context, bo, DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC,
-				      &reloc->index);
+	ret = vmw_bo_to_validate_list(sw_context, bo, &reloc->index);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		goto out_no_reloc;
 
@@ -1290,12 +1282,9 @@ void vmw_execbuf_release_pinned_bo(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&validate_list);
 
-	pinned_val.new_sync_obj_arg = (void *)(unsigned long)
-		DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC;
 	pinned_val.bo = ttm_bo_reference(dev_priv->pinned_bo);
 	list_add_tail(&pinned_val.head, &validate_list);
 
-	query_val.new_sync_obj_arg = pinned_val.new_sync_obj_arg;
 	query_val.bo = ttm_bo_reference(dev_priv->dummy_query_bo);
 	list_add_tail(&query_val.head, &validate_list);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
index da3c6b5..0ca3e1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
@@ -833,8 +833,6 @@ int vmw_surface_do_validate(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	if (srf->backup) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&val_list);
 		val_buf.bo = ttm_bo_reference(srf->backup);
-		val_buf.new_sync_obj_arg = (void *)((unsigned long)
-						    DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC);
 		list_add_tail(&val_buf.head, &val_list);
 		ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&val_list);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
@@ -966,8 +964,6 @@ int vmw_surface_evict(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&val_list);
 	val_buf.bo = ttm_bo_reference(srf->backup);
-	val_buf.new_sync_obj_arg = (void *)(unsigned long)
-		DRM_VMW_FENCE_FLAG_EXEC;
 	list_add_tail(&val_buf.head, &val_list);
 	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&val_list);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
