diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
index d3b92618246e67372c47562efa0132ea32981b05..61714fdfc78246383a89e9318754760b79a4b120 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -872,16 +872,14 @@ static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs qxl_mode_funcs = {
 	.fb_create = qxl_user_framebuffer_create,
 };
 
-int qxl_modeset_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
+int qxl_create_monitors_object(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 {
-	int i;
 	int ret;
 	struct drm_gem_object *gobj;
 	int max_allowed = qxl_num_crtc;
 	int monitors_config_size = sizeof(struct qxl_monitors_config) +
-				   max_allowed * sizeof(struct qxl_head);
+		max_allowed * sizeof(struct qxl_head);
 
-	drm_mode_config_init(qdev->ddev);
 	ret = qxl_gem_object_create(qdev, monitors_config_size, 0,
 				    QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
 				    false, false, NULL, &gobj);
@@ -890,13 +888,59 @@ int qxl_modeset_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	qdev->monitors_config_bo = gem_to_qxl_bo(gobj);
+
+	ret = qxl_bo_reserve(qdev->monitors_config_bo, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = qxl_bo_pin(qdev->monitors_config_bo, QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, NULL);
+	if (ret) {
+		qxl_bo_unreserve(qdev->monitors_config_bo);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	qxl_bo_unreserve(qdev->monitors_config_bo);
+
 	qxl_bo_kmap(qdev->monitors_config_bo, NULL);
+
 	qdev->monitors_config = qdev->monitors_config_bo->kptr;
 	qdev->ram_header->monitors_config =
 		qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, qdev->monitors_config_bo, 0);
 
 	memset(qdev->monitors_config, 0, monitors_config_size);
 	qdev->monitors_config->max_allowed = max_allowed;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int qxl_destroy_monitors_object(struct qxl_device *qdev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	qdev->monitors_config = NULL;
+	qdev->ram_header->monitors_config = 0;
+
+	qxl_bo_kunmap(qdev->monitors_config_bo);
+	ret = qxl_bo_reserve(qdev->monitors_config_bo, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	qxl_bo_unpin(qdev->monitors_config_bo);
+	qxl_bo_unreserve(qdev->monitors_config_bo);
+
+	qxl_bo_unref(&qdev->monitors_config_bo);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int qxl_modeset_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret;
+
+	drm_mode_config_init(qdev->ddev);
+
+	ret = qxl_create_monitors_object(qdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	qdev->ddev->mode_config.funcs = (void *)&qxl_mode_funcs;
 
@@ -924,6 +968,8 @@ int qxl_modeset_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 void qxl_modeset_fini(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 {
 	qxl_fbdev_fini(qdev);
+
+	qxl_destroy_monitors_object(qdev);
 	if (qdev->mode_info.mode_config_initialized) {
 		drm_mode_config_cleanup(qdev->ddev);
 		qdev->mode_info.mode_config_initialized = false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
index 42ef0e2b50947bda3a3b32a9b7b553b9b60924c6..6a929258fff90e6facd2460e8a2ab2b716aa27a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ qxl_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		     struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 void qxl_display_read_client_monitors_config(struct qxl_device *qdev);
 void qxl_send_monitors_config(struct qxl_device *qdev);
+int qxl_create_monitors_object(struct qxl_device *qdev);
+int qxl_destroy_monitors_object(struct qxl_device *qdev);
 
 /* used by qxl_debugfs only */
 void qxl_crtc_set_from_monitors_config(struct qxl_device *qdev);