diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
index 8c7ec09eb1a4..d5a9d7a88315 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
@@ -1399,6 +1399,10 @@ static bool amdgpu_ttm_bo_eviction_valuable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	struct dma_fence *f;
 	int i;
 
+	/* Swapout? */
+	if (bo->mem.mem_type == TTM_PL_SYSTEM)
+		return true;
+
 	if (bo->type == ttm_bo_type_kernel &&
 	    !amdgpu_vm_evictable(ttm_to_amdgpu_bo(bo)))
 		return false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index a8fa3375b8aa..3f7c64a1cda1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -536,6 +536,10 @@ static int ttm_bo_evict(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 bool ttm_bo_eviction_valuable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			      const struct ttm_place *place)
 {
+	dma_resv_assert_held(bo->base.resv);
+	if (bo->mem.mem_type == TTM_PL_SYSTEM)
+		return true;
+
 	/* Don't evict this BO if it's outside of the
 	 * requested placement range
 	 */
@@ -558,7 +562,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_eviction_valuable);
  * b. Otherwise, trylock it.
  */
 static bool ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
-			struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx, bool *locked, bool *busy)
+					   struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
+					   const struct ttm_place *place,
+					   bool *locked, bool *busy)
 {
 	bool ret = false;
 
@@ -576,6 +582,12 @@ static bool ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			*busy = !ret;
 	}
 
+	if (ret && place && !bo->bdev->funcs->eviction_valuable(bo, place)) {
+		ret = false;
+		if (locked)
+			dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -630,20 +642,14 @@ int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_device *bdev,
 		list_for_each_entry(bo, &man->lru[i], lru) {
 			bool busy;
 
-			if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, &locked,
-							    &busy)) {
+			if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, place,
+							    &locked, &busy)) {
 				if (busy && !busy_bo && ticket !=
 				    dma_resv_locking_ctx(bo->base.resv))
 					busy_bo = bo;
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if (place && !bdev->funcs->eviction_valuable(bo,
-								      place)) {
-				if (locked)
-					dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
-				continue;
-			}
 			if (!ttm_bo_get_unless_zero(bo)) {
 				if (locked)
 					dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
@@ -1138,10 +1144,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_wait);
 int ttm_bo_swapout(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
 		   gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
+	struct ttm_place place = {};
 	bool locked;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, &locked, NULL))
+	/*
+	 * While the bo may already reside in SYSTEM placement, set
+	 * SYSTEM as new placement to cover also the move further below.
+	 * The driver may use the fact that we're moving from SYSTEM
+	 * as an indication that we're about to swap out.
+	 */
+	place.mem_type = TTM_PL_SYSTEM;
+	if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, &place, &locked, NULL))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (!ttm_bo_get_unless_zero(bo)) {
@@ -1166,12 +1180,7 @@ int ttm_bo_swapout(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
 	if (bo->mem.mem_type != TTM_PL_SYSTEM) {
 		struct ttm_operation_ctx ctx = { false, false };
 		struct ttm_resource evict_mem;
-		struct ttm_place place, hop;
-
-		memset(&place, 0, sizeof(place));
-		memset(&hop, 0, sizeof(hop));
-
-		place.mem_type = TTM_PL_SYSTEM;
+		struct ttm_place hop = {};
 
 		ret = ttm_resource_alloc(bo, &place, &evict_mem);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
index 0b1053e93db2..d46c702ce0ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ int ttm_tt_swapout(struct ttm_device *bdev, struct ttm_tt *ttm,
 	struct page *to_page;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	if (!ttm_tt_is_populated(ttm))
+		return 0;
+
 	swap_storage = shmem_file_setup("ttm swap", size, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(swap_storage)) {
 		pr_err("Failed allocating swap storage\n");
@@ -404,6 +407,7 @@ void ttm_tt_unpopulate(struct ttm_device *bdev, struct ttm_tt *ttm)
 
 	ttm->page_flags &= ~TTM_PAGE_FLAG_PRIV_POPULATED;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_tt_unpopulate);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 
