diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
index df2b6f2..7ecb154 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ static int evergreen_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	 * just update base pointers
 	 */
 	obj = radeon_fb->obj;
-	rbo = obj->driver_private;
+	rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(obj);
 	r = radeon_bo_reserve(rbo, false);
 	if (unlikely(r != 0))
 		return r;
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ static int evergreen_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	if (!atomic && fb && fb != crtc->fb) {
 		radeon_fb = to_radeon_framebuffer(fb);
-		rbo = radeon_fb->obj->driver_private;
+		rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(radeon_fb->obj);
 		r = radeon_bo_reserve(rbo, false);
 		if (unlikely(r != 0))
 			return r;
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ static int avivo_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	}
 
 	obj = radeon_fb->obj;
-	rbo = obj->driver_private;
+	rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(obj);
 	r = radeon_bo_reserve(rbo, false);
 	if (unlikely(r != 0))
 		return r;
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ static int avivo_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	if (!atomic && fb && fb != crtc->fb) {
 		radeon_fb = to_radeon_framebuffer(fb);
-		rbo = radeon_fb->obj->driver_private;
+		rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(radeon_fb->obj);
 		r = radeon_bo_reserve(rbo, false);
 		if (unlikely(r != 0))
 			return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index e2409b9..239eba7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ struct radeon_bo {
 	struct drm_gem_object		*gobj;
 	struct drm_gem_object		gem_base;
 };
+#define gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj) container_of((gobj), struct radeon_bo, gem_base)
 
 struct radeon_bo_list {
 	struct list_head	list;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
index 6d64a27..64096f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int radeon_cs_parser_relocs(struct radeon_cs_parser *p)
 				return -ENOENT;
 			}
 			p->relocs_ptr[i] = &p->relocs[i];
-			p->relocs[i].robj = p->relocs[i].gobj->driver_private;
+			p->relocs[i].robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(p->relocs[i].gobj);
 			p->relocs[i].lobj.bo = p->relocs[i].robj;
 			p->relocs[i].lobj.rdomain = r->read_domains;
 			p->relocs[i].lobj.wdomain = r->write_domain;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index 6ac28ee..3f42760 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ int radeon_suspend_kms(struct drm_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 		if (rfb == NULL || rfb->obj == NULL) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		robj = rfb->obj->driver_private;
+		robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(rfb->obj);
 		/* don't unpin kernel fb objects */
 		if (!radeon_fbdev_robj_is_fb(rdev, robj)) {
 			r = radeon_bo_reserve(robj, false);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
index efa2118..99712b3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int radeon_align_pitch(struct radeon_device *rdev, int width, int bpp, bo
 
 static void radeonfb_destroy_pinned_object(struct drm_gem_object *gobj)
 {
-	struct radeon_bo *rbo = gobj->driver_private;
+	struct radeon_bo *rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = radeon_bo_reserve(rbo, false);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int radeonfb_create_pinned_object(struct radeon_fbdev *rfbdev,
 		       aligned_size);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	rbo = gobj->driver_private;
+	rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 
 	if (fb_tiled)
 		tiling_flags = RADEON_TILING_MACRO;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int radeonfb_create(struct radeon_fbdev *rfbdev,
 	mode_cmd.depth = sizes->surface_depth;
 
 	ret = radeonfb_create_pinned_object(rfbdev, &mode_cmd, &gobj);
-	rbo = gobj->driver_private;
+	rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 
 	/* okay we have an object now allocate the framebuffer */
 	info = framebuffer_alloc(0, device);
@@ -405,14 +405,14 @@ int radeon_fbdev_total_size(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	struct radeon_bo *robj;
 	int size = 0;
 
-	robj = rdev->mode_info.rfbdev->rfb.obj->driver_private;
+	robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(rdev->mode_info.rfbdev->rfb.obj);
 	size += radeon_bo_size(robj);
 	return size;
 }
 
 bool radeon_fbdev_robj_is_fb(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_bo *robj)
 {
-	if (robj == rdev->mode_info.rfbdev->rfb.obj->driver_private)
+	if (robj == gem_to_radeon_bo(rdev->mode_info.rfbdev->rfb.obj))
 		return true;
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
index 9873a96..072d21c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ int radeon_gem_object_init(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 
 void radeon_gem_object_free(struct drm_gem_object *gobj)
 {
-	struct radeon_bo *robj = gobj->driver_private;
+	struct radeon_bo *robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 
-	gobj->driver_private = NULL;
 	if (robj) {
 		radeon_bo_unref(&robj);
 	}
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ int radeon_gem_object_create(struct radeon_device *rdev, int size,
 int radeon_gem_object_pin(struct drm_gem_object *obj, uint32_t pin_domain,
 			  uint64_t *gpu_addr)
 {
-	struct radeon_bo *robj = obj->driver_private;
+	struct radeon_bo *robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(obj);
 	int r;
 
 	r = radeon_bo_reserve(robj, false);
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ int radeon_gem_object_pin(struct drm_gem_object *obj, uint32_t pin_domain,
 
 void radeon_gem_object_unpin(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
-	struct radeon_bo *robj = obj->driver_private;
+	struct radeon_bo *robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(obj);
 	int r;
 
 	r = radeon_bo_reserve(robj, false);
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ int radeon_gem_set_domain(struct drm_gem_object *gobj,
 	int r;
 
 	/* FIXME: reeimplement */
-	robj = gobj->driver_private;
+	robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 	/* work out where to validate the buffer to */
 	domain = wdomain;
 	if (!domain) {
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ int radeon_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (gobj == NULL) {
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-	robj = gobj->driver_private;
+	robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 
 	r = radeon_gem_set_domain(gobj, args->read_domains, args->write_domain);
 
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ int radeon_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (gobj == NULL) {
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-	robj = gobj->driver_private;
+	robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 	args->addr_ptr = radeon_bo_mmap_offset(robj);
 	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	return 0;
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ int radeon_gem_busy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (gobj == NULL) {
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-	robj = gobj->driver_private;
+	robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 	r = radeon_bo_wait(robj, &cur_placement, true);
 	switch (cur_placement) {
 	case TTM_PL_VRAM:
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ int radeon_gem_wait_idle_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (gobj == NULL) {
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-	robj = gobj->driver_private;
+	robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 	r = radeon_bo_wait(robj, NULL, false);
 	/* callback hw specific functions if any */
 	if (robj->rdev->asic->ioctl_wait_idle)
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ int radeon_gem_set_tiling_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	gobj = drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, filp, args->handle);
 	if (gobj == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;
-	robj = gobj->driver_private;
+	robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 	r = radeon_bo_set_tiling_flags(robj, args->tiling_flags, args->pitch);
 	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	return r;
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ int radeon_gem_get_tiling_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	gobj = drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, filp, args->handle);
 	if (gobj == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;
-	rbo = gobj->driver_private;
+	rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 	r = radeon_bo_reserve(rbo, false);
 	if (unlikely(r != 0))
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_crtc.c
index ace2e63..ee76d29 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_crtc.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ int radeon_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	/* Pin framebuffer & get tilling informations */
 	obj = radeon_fb->obj;
-	rbo = obj->driver_private;
+	rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(obj);
 	r = radeon_bo_reserve(rbo, false);
 	if (unlikely(r != 0))
 		return r;
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ int radeon_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	if (!atomic && fb && fb != crtc->fb) {
 		radeon_fb = to_radeon_framebuffer(fb);
-		rbo = radeon_fb->obj->driver_private;
+		rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(radeon_fb->obj);
 		r = radeon_bo_reserve(rbo, false);
 		if (unlikely(r != 0))
 			return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index 30a2d54..99efe4a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int radeon_bo_create(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	}
 	bo->rdev = rdev;
 	bo->gobj = &bo->gem_base;
-	bo->gem_base.driver_private = bo;
+	bo->gem_base.driver_private = NULL;
 	bo->surface_reg = -1;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bo->list);
 
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ void radeon_bo_force_delete(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		list_del_init(&bo->list);
 		mutex_unlock(&bo->rdev->gem.mutex);
 		radeon_bo_unref(&bo);
-		gobj->driver_private = NULL;
 		drm_gem_object_unreference(gobj);
 		mutex_unlock(&rdev->ddev->struct_mutex);
 	}
