diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
index bb9d95ef0707..5d5c2bce01f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ static void vmw_user_bo_release(struct ttm_base_object **p_base)
 {
 	struct vmw_user_buffer_object *vmw_user_bo;
 	struct ttm_base_object *base = *p_base;
-	struct ttm_buffer_object *bo;
 
 	*p_base = NULL;
 
@@ -543,8 +542,7 @@ static void vmw_user_bo_release(struct ttm_base_object **p_base)
 
 	vmw_user_bo = container_of(base, struct vmw_user_buffer_object,
 				   prime.base);
-	bo = &vmw_user_bo->vbo.base;
-	ttm_bo_unref(&bo);
+	ttm_bo_put(&vmw_user_bo->vbo.base);
 }
 
 
@@ -597,7 +595,6 @@ int vmw_user_bo_alloc(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		      struct ttm_base_object **p_base)
 {
 	struct vmw_user_buffer_object *user_bo;
-	struct ttm_buffer_object *tmp;
 	int ret;
 
 	user_bo = kzalloc(sizeof(*user_bo), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -615,7 +612,6 @@ int vmw_user_bo_alloc(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		return ret;
 
 	ttm_bo_get(&user_bo->vbo.base);
-	tmp = &user_bo->vbo.base;
 	ret = ttm_prime_object_init(tfile,
 				    size,
 				    &user_bo->prime,
@@ -624,7 +620,7 @@ int vmw_user_bo_alloc(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				    &vmw_user_bo_release,
 				    &vmw_user_bo_ref_obj_release);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
-		ttm_bo_unref(&tmp);
+		ttm_bo_put(&user_bo->vbo.base);
 		goto out_no_base_object;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c
index 48d1380a952e..70dab55e7888 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static bool vmw_cmdbuf_try_alloc(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 
 	if (info->done)
 		return true;
- 
+
 	memset(info->node, 0, sizeof(*info->node));
 	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	ret = drm_mm_insert_node(&man->mm, info->node, info->page_size);
@@ -1276,8 +1276,10 @@ int vmw_cmdbuf_set_pool_size(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 	return 0;
 
 out_no_map:
-	if (man->using_mob)
-		ttm_bo_unref(&man->cmd_space);
+	if (man->using_mob) {
+		ttm_bo_put(man->cmd_space);
+		man->cmd_space = NULL;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1380,7 +1382,8 @@ void vmw_cmdbuf_remove_pool(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man)
 	(void) vmw_cmdbuf_idle(man, false, 10*HZ);
 	if (man->using_mob) {
 		(void) ttm_bo_kunmap(&man->map_obj);
-		ttm_bo_unref(&man->cmd_space);
+		ttm_bo_put(man->cmd_space);
+		man->cmd_space = NULL;
 	} else {
 		dma_free_coherent(&man->dev_priv->dev->pdev->dev,
 				  man->size, man->map, man->handle);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index b7fb9b79bfef..accb2fafe2f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -1337,9 +1337,7 @@ static inline void vmw_bo_unreference(struct vmw_buffer_object **buf)
 
 	*buf = NULL;
 	if (tmp_buf != NULL) {
-		struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = &tmp_buf->base;
-
-		ttm_bo_unref(&bo);
+		ttm_bo_put(&tmp_buf->base);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_mob.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_mob.c
index 7ed179d30ec5..d83cc66e1210 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_mob.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_mob.c
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ out_no_setup:
 						 &batch->otables[i]);
 	}
 
-	ttm_bo_unref(&batch->otable_bo);
+	ttm_bo_put(batch->otable_bo);
+	batch->otable_bo = NULL;
 out_no_bo:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ static void vmw_otable_batch_takedown(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	vmw_bo_fence_single(bo, NULL);
 	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 
-	ttm_bo_unref(&batch->otable_bo);
+	ttm_bo_put(batch->otable_bo);
+	batch->otable_bo = NULL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -463,7 +465,8 @@ static int vmw_mob_pt_populate(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 out_unreserve:
 	ttm_bo_unreserve(mob->pt_bo);
-	ttm_bo_unref(&mob->pt_bo);
+	ttm_bo_put(mob->pt_bo);
+	mob->pt_bo = NULL;
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -580,8 +583,10 @@ static void vmw_mob_pt_setup(struct vmw_mob *mob,
  */
 void vmw_mob_destroy(struct vmw_mob *mob)
 {
-	if (mob->pt_bo)
-		ttm_bo_unref(&mob->pt_bo);
+	if (mob->pt_bo) {
+		ttm_bo_put(mob->pt_bo);
+		mob->pt_bo = NULL;
+	}
 	kfree(mob);
 }
 
@@ -698,8 +703,10 @@ int vmw_mob_bind(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 out_no_cmd_space:
 	vmw_fifo_resource_dec(dev_priv);
-	if (pt_set_up)
-		ttm_bo_unref(&mob->pt_bo);
+	if (pt_set_up) {
+		ttm_bo_put(mob->pt_bo);
+		mob->pt_bo = NULL;
+	}
 
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
index d67b928adf6a..a7c30e567f09 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
@@ -485,7 +485,8 @@ vmw_resource_check_buffer(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 out_no_validate:
 	ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(ticket, &val_list);
 out_no_reserve:
-	ttm_bo_unref(&val_buf->bo);
+	ttm_bo_put(val_buf->bo);
+	val_buf->bo = NULL;
 	if (backup_dirty)
 		vmw_bo_unreference(&res->backup);
 
@@ -545,7 +546,8 @@ vmw_resource_backoff_reservation(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&val_list);
 	list_add_tail(&val_buf->head, &val_list);
 	ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(ticket, &val_list);
-	ttm_bo_unref(&val_buf->bo);
+	ttm_bo_put(val_buf->bo);
+	val_buf->bo = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.c
index b3f547fc5d3d..e9944ac2e057 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_validation.c
@@ -628,8 +628,10 @@ void vmw_validation_unref_lists(struct vmw_validation_context *ctx)
 	struct vmw_validation_bo_node *entry;
 	struct vmw_validation_res_node *val;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(entry, &ctx->bo_list, base.head)
-		ttm_bo_unref(&entry->base.bo);
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &ctx->bo_list, base.head) {
+		ttm_bo_put(entry->base.bo);
+		entry->base.bo = NULL;
+	}
 
 	list_splice_init(&ctx->resource_ctx_list, &ctx->resource_list);
 	list_for_each_entry(val, &ctx->resource_list, head)