diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 62518b669ca1003b891d33e9be3e0dd65ff565f8..893003fc76a14d430f1367f4ef4458b21fcdca3e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1780,8 +1780,8 @@ int ttm_bo_swapout(struct ttm_bo_global *glob, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx)
 	 * Unreserve without putting on LRU to avoid swapping out an
 	 * already swapped buffer.
 	 */
-
-	reservation_object_unlock(bo->resv);
+	if (locked)
+		reservation_object_unlock(bo->resv);
 	kref_put(&bo->list_kref, ttm_bo_release_list);
 	return ret;
 }