diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index 3f973d4..bd2e7aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ int evergreen_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* size in MB on evergreen */
 	rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE) * 1024 * 1024;
 	rdev->mc.real_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE) * 1024 * 1024;
+	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
 	/* FIXME remove this once we support unmappable VRAM */
 	if (rdev->mc.mc_vram_size > rdev->mc.aper_size) {
 		rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
index ad3b2e0..03f3b2f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
@@ -1958,9 +1958,12 @@ void r100_vram_init_sizes(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	u64 config_aper_size;
 
 	/* work out accessible VRAM */
-	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = r100_get_accessible_vram(rdev);
 	rdev->mc.aper_base = drm_get_resource_start(rdev->ddev, 0);
 	rdev->mc.aper_size = drm_get_resource_len(rdev->ddev, 0);
+	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = r100_get_accessible_vram(rdev);
+	/* FIXME we don't use the second aperture yet when we could use it */
+	if (rdev->mc.visible_vram_size > rdev->mc.aper_size)
+		rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
 	config_aper_size = RREG32(RADEON_CONFIG_APER_SIZE);
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_IGP) {
 		uint32_t tom;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 5eec167..ad1b0c7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ int r600_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* Setup GPU memory space */
 	rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
 	rdev->mc.real_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
+	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
 	/* FIXME remove this once we support unmappable VRAM */
 	if (rdev->mc.mc_vram_size > rdev->mc.aper_size) {
 		rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index f1da370..fc9d00a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ int radeon_bo_pin(struct radeon_bo *bo, u32 domain, u64 *gpu_addr)
 {
 	int r, i;
 
-	radeon_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, domain);
 	if (bo->pin_count) {
 		bo->pin_count++;
 		if (gpu_addr)
@@ -186,6 +185,8 @@ int radeon_bo_pin(struct radeon_bo *bo, u32 domain, u64 *gpu_addr)
 		return 0;
 	}
 	radeon_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, domain);
+	/* force to pin into visible video ram */
+	bo->placement.lpfn = bo->rdev->mc.visible_vram_size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	for (i = 0; i < bo->placement.num_placement; i++)
 		bo->placements[i] |= TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT;
 	r = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->tbo, &bo->placement, false, false);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
index d5aeb2a..47f046b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
@@ -462,12 +462,13 @@ void rs600_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	u64 base;
 
+	rdev->mc.aper_base = drm_get_resource_start(rdev->ddev, 0);
+	rdev->mc.aper_size = drm_get_resource_len(rdev->ddev, 0);
 	rdev->mc.vram_is_ddr = true;
 	rdev->mc.vram_width = 128;
 	rdev->mc.real_vram_size = RREG32(RADEON_CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
 	rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = rdev->mc.real_vram_size;
-	rdev->mc.aper_base = drm_get_resource_start(rdev->ddev, 0);
-	rdev->mc.aper_size = drm_get_resource_len(rdev->ddev, 0);
+	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
 	rdev->mc.igp_sideport_enabled = radeon_atombios_sideport_present(rdev);
 	base = RREG32_MC(R_000004_MC_FB_LOCATION);
 	base = G_000004_MC_FB_START(base) << 16;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
index 8d37501..83b9174 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ void rs690_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = rdev->mc.real_vram_size;
 	rdev->mc.aper_base = drm_get_resource_start(rdev->ddev, 0);
 	rdev->mc.aper_size = drm_get_resource_len(rdev->ddev, 0);
+	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
 	base = RREG32_MC(R_000100_MCCFG_FB_LOCATION);
 	base = G_000100_MC_FB_START(base) << 16;
 	rs690_pm_info(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index 323fa6b..81c8739 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ int rv770_mc_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* Setup GPU memory space */
 	rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
 	rdev->mc.real_vram_size = RREG32(CONFIG_MEMSIZE);
+	rdev->mc.visible_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
 	/* FIXME remove this once we support unmappable VRAM */
 	if (rdev->mc.mc_vram_size > rdev->mc.aper_size) {
 		rdev->mc.mc_vram_size = rdev->mc.aper_size;
