diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
index 4834c463c38bdf04d02049f5ca324d152fb6f57d..15b86a94949dcb875d3cd716322875ad8c763e88 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
@@ -350,10 +350,13 @@ int ttm_bo_move_memcpy(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		goto out2;
 
 	/*
-	 * Move nonexistent data. NOP.
+	 * Don't move nonexistent data. Clear destination instead.
 	 */
-	if (old_iomap == NULL && ttm == NULL)
+	if (old_iomap == NULL &&
+	    (ttm == NULL || ttm->state == tt_unpopulated)) {
+		memset_io(new_iomap, 0, new_mem->num_pages*PAGE_SIZE);
 		goto out2;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * TTM might be null for moves within the same region.