diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index d0bd117a463aeadc472987ab3a41232bc6554ce5..b833b4b9716242c859385027567f77d44886b584 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -1788,23 +1788,24 @@ void r600_fence_ring_emit(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	radeon_ring_write(rdev, RB_INT_STAT);
 }
 
-int r600_copy_dma(struct radeon_device *rdev,
-		  uint64_t src_offset,
-		  uint64_t dst_offset,
-		  unsigned num_pages,
-		  struct radeon_fence *fence)
-{
-	/* FIXME: implement */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int r600_copy_blit(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		   uint64_t src_offset, uint64_t dst_offset,
 		   unsigned num_pages, struct radeon_fence *fence)
 {
-	r600_blit_prepare_copy(rdev, num_pages * RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE);
+	int r;
+
+	mutex_lock(&rdev->r600_blit.mutex);
+	rdev->r600_blit.vb_ib = NULL;
+	r = r600_blit_prepare_copy(rdev, num_pages * RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (r) {
+		if (rdev->r600_blit.vb_ib)
+			radeon_ib_free(rdev, &rdev->r600_blit.vb_ib);
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->r600_blit.mutex);
+		return r;
+	}
 	r600_kms_blit_copy(rdev, src_offset, dst_offset, num_pages * RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE);
 	r600_blit_done_copy(rdev, fence);
+	mutex_unlock(&rdev->r600_blit.mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1860,26 +1861,19 @@ int r600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 			return r;
 	}
 	r600_gpu_init(rdev);
-
-	if (!rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj) {
-		r = r600_blit_init(rdev);
+	/* pin copy shader into vram */
+	if (rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj) {
+		r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
+		if (unlikely(r != 0))
+			return r;
+		r = radeon_bo_pin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
+				&rdev->r600_blit.shader_gpu_addr);
+		radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
 		if (r) {
-			DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed blitter (%d).\n", r);
+			dev_err(rdev->dev, "(%d) pin blit object failed\n", r);
 			return r;
 		}
 	}
-
-	r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
-	if (unlikely(r != 0))
-		return r;
-	r = radeon_bo_pin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
-			&rdev->r600_blit.shader_gpu_addr);
-	radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "(%d) pin blit object failed\n", r);
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	/* Enable IRQ */
 	r = r600_irq_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
@@ -2051,6 +2045,12 @@ int r600_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	r = r600_pcie_gart_init(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
+	r = r600_blit_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		r600_blit_fini(rdev);
+		rdev->asic->copy = NULL;
+		dev_warn(rdev->dev, "failed blitter (%d) falling back to memcpy\n", r);
+	}
 
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
 	r = r600_startup(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
index 2bedce477a977a91db53b6931c5291cec57d4f6d..af1c3ca8a4cb0b60cab89149d2c41aaefd6170c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ int r600_blit_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	u32 packet2s[16];
 	int num_packet2s = 0;
 
+	mutex_init(&rdev->r600_blit.mutex);
 	rdev->r600_blit.state_offset = 0;
 
 	if (rdev->family >= CHIP_RV770)
@@ -557,7 +558,8 @@ int r600_blit_prepare_copy(struct radeon_device *rdev, int size_bytes)
 	int dwords_per_loop = 76, num_loops;
 
 	r = r600_vb_ib_get(rdev);
-	WARN_ON(r);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
 
 	/* set_render_target emits 2 extra dwords on rv6xx */
 	if (rdev->family > CHIP_R600 && rdev->family < CHIP_RV770)
@@ -583,7 +585,8 @@ int r600_blit_prepare_copy(struct radeon_device *rdev, int size_bytes)
 	ring_size += 5; /* done copy */
 	ring_size += 7; /* fence emit for done copy */
 	r = radeon_ring_lock(rdev, ring_size);
-	WARN_ON(r);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
 
 	set_default_state(rdev); /* 14 */
 	set_shaders(rdev); /* 26 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index f7df1a7e441376bab3b73f3f051dc1dd088a2f51..2d5f2bfa72016ccccacec110019b59dd9cc51ed2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ struct r600_ih {
 };
 
 struct r600_blit {
+	struct mutex		mutex;
 	struct radeon_bo	*shader_obj;
 	u64 shader_gpu_addr;
 	u32 vs_offset, ps_offset;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index cf8f2b17d627fed533e7cee3b3614963fca65978..2d465768ac719ea24ab4371fbc1f4d7acdd2f885 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -887,26 +887,19 @@ static int rv770_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 			return r;
 	}
 	rv770_gpu_init(rdev);
-
-	if (!rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj) {
-		r = r600_blit_init(rdev);
+	/* pin copy shader into vram */
+	if (rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj) {
+		r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
+		if (unlikely(r != 0))
+			return r;
+		r = radeon_bo_pin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
+				&rdev->r600_blit.shader_gpu_addr);
+		radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
 		if (r) {
-			DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed blitter (%d).\n", r);
+			DRM_ERROR("failed to pin blit object %d\n", r);
 			return r;
 		}
 	}
-
-	r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
-	if (unlikely(r != 0))
-		return r;
-	r = radeon_bo_pin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
-			&rdev->r600_blit.shader_gpu_addr);
-	radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
-	if (r) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to pin blit object %d\n", r);
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	/* Enable IRQ */
 	r = r600_irq_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
@@ -1062,6 +1055,12 @@ int rv770_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	r = r600_pcie_gart_init(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
+	r = r600_blit_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		r600_blit_fini(rdev);
+		rdev->asic->copy = NULL;
+		dev_warn(rdev->dev, "failed blitter (%d) falling back to memcpy\n", r);
+	}
 
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
 	r = rv770_startup(rdev);