diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
index 2291aa14d888c224292bc9bece9b3c933666b2b1..003aa9e47085e0943536d97ac9029ae5ebd43301 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
@@ -143,32 +143,6 @@ int amdgpu_vm_set_pasid(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * vm eviction_lock can be taken in MMU notifiers. Make sure no reclaim-FS
- * happens while holding this lock anywhere to prevent deadlocks when
- * an MMU notifier runs in reclaim-FS context.
- */
-static inline void amdgpu_vm_eviction_lock(struct amdgpu_vm *vm)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&vm->eviction_lock);
-	vm->saved_flags = memalloc_noreclaim_save();
-}
-
-static inline int amdgpu_vm_eviction_trylock(struct amdgpu_vm *vm)
-{
-	if (mutex_trylock(&vm->eviction_lock)) {
-		vm->saved_flags = memalloc_noreclaim_save();
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void amdgpu_vm_eviction_unlock(struct amdgpu_vm *vm)
-{
-	memalloc_noreclaim_restore(vm->saved_flags);
-	mutex_unlock(&vm->eviction_lock);
-}
-
 /**
  * amdgpu_vm_bo_evicted - vm_bo is evicted
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.h
index 1d31771b42308f13974693735bbd9e6b16475db4..6546e786bf008a7aad40f25c08223710562b71bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.h
@@ -510,4 +510,30 @@ static inline uint64_t amdgpu_vm_tlb_seq(struct amdgpu_vm *vm)
 	return atomic64_read(&vm->tlb_seq);
 }
 
+/*
+ * vm eviction_lock can be taken in MMU notifiers. Make sure no reclaim-FS
+ * happens while holding this lock anywhere to prevent deadlocks when
+ * an MMU notifier runs in reclaim-FS context.
+ */
+static inline void amdgpu_vm_eviction_lock(struct amdgpu_vm *vm)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&vm->eviction_lock);
+	vm->saved_flags = memalloc_noreclaim_save();
+}
+
+static inline bool amdgpu_vm_eviction_trylock(struct amdgpu_vm *vm)
+{
+	if (mutex_trylock(&vm->eviction_lock)) {
+		vm->saved_flags = memalloc_noreclaim_save();
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline void amdgpu_vm_eviction_unlock(struct amdgpu_vm *vm)
+{
+	memalloc_noreclaim_restore(vm->saved_flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&vm->eviction_lock);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm_pt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm_pt.c
index 358b91243e37b74b1cda4a4097fef2c392428db1..b5f3bba851db8646119abfccf1edac3e15a9d485 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm_pt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm_pt.c
@@ -597,7 +597,9 @@ static int amdgpu_vm_pt_alloc(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	if (entry->bo)
 		return 0;
 
+	amdgpu_vm_eviction_unlock(vm);
 	r = amdgpu_vm_pt_create(adev, vm, cursor->level, immediate, &pt);
+	amdgpu_vm_eviction_lock(vm);
 	if (r)
 		return r;