diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
index 93c2f2c..4e6a627 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ int qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = qxl_bo_create(qdev, size, false /* not kernel - device */,
-			    QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, NULL, &bo);
+			    false, QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, NULL, &bo);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to allocate VRAM BO\n");
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_gem.c
index a235693..25e1777 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_gem.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int qxl_gem_object_create(struct qxl_device *qdev, int size,
 	/* At least align on page size */
 	if (alignment < PAGE_SIZE)
 		alignment = PAGE_SIZE;
-	r = qxl_bo_create(qdev, size, kernel, initial_domain, surf, &qbo);
+	r = qxl_bo_create(qdev, size, kernel, false, initial_domain, surf, &qbo);
 	if (r) {
 		if (r != -ERESTARTSYS)
 			DRM_ERROR(
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
index 27f45e4..7448c5e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int qxl_update_area_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (!qobj->pin_count) {
-		qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(qobj, qobj->type);
+		qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(qobj, qobj->type, false);
 		ret = ttm_bo_validate(&qobj->tbo, &qobj->placement,
 				      true, false);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
index 1191fe7..50e7a61 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
@@ -51,20 +51,21 @@ bool qxl_ttm_bo_is_qxl_bo(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(struct qxl_bo *qbo, u32 domain)
+void qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(struct qxl_bo *qbo, u32 domain, bool pinned)
 {
 	u32 c = 0;
+	u32 pflag = pinned ? TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT : 0;
 
 	qbo->placement.fpfn = 0;
 	qbo->placement.lpfn = 0;
 	qbo->placement.placement = qbo->placements;
 	qbo->placement.busy_placement = qbo->placements;
 	if (domain == QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM)
-		qbo->placements[c++] = TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED | TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM;
+		qbo->placements[c++] = TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED | TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM | pflag;
 	if (domain == QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_SURFACE)
-		qbo->placements[c++] = TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED | TTM_PL_FLAG_PRIV0;
+		qbo->placements[c++] = TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED | TTM_PL_FLAG_PRIV0 | pflag;
 	if (domain == QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU)
-		qbo->placements[c++] = TTM_PL_MASK_CACHING | TTM_PL_FLAG_SYSTEM;
+		qbo->placements[c++] = TTM_PL_MASK_CACHING | TTM_PL_FLAG_SYSTEM | pflag;
 	if (!c)
 		qbo->placements[c++] = TTM_PL_MASK_CACHING | TTM_PL_FLAG_SYSTEM;
 	qbo->placement.num_placement = c;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ void qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(struct qxl_bo *qbo, u32 domain)
 
 
 int qxl_bo_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-		  unsigned long size, bool kernel, u32 domain,
+		  unsigned long size, bool kernel, bool pinned, u32 domain,
 		  struct qxl_surface *surf,
 		  struct qxl_bo **bo_ptr)
 {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ int qxl_bo_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	}
 	bo->gem_base.driver_private = NULL;
 	bo->type = domain;
-	bo->pin_count = 0;
+	bo->pin_count = pinned ? 1 : 0;
 	bo->surface_id = 0;
 	qxl_fence_init(qdev, &bo->fence);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bo->list);
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ int qxl_bo_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	if (surf)
 		bo->surf = *surf;
 
-	qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, domain);
+	qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, domain, pinned);
 
 	r = ttm_bo_init(&qdev->mman.bdev, &bo->tbo, size, type,
 			&bo->placement, 0, !kernel, NULL, size,
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ struct qxl_bo *qxl_bo_ref(struct qxl_bo *bo)
 int qxl_bo_pin(struct qxl_bo *bo, u32 domain, u64 *gpu_addr)
 {
 	struct qxl_device *qdev = (struct qxl_device *)bo->gem_base.dev->dev_private;
-	int r, i;
+	int r;
 
 	if (bo->pin_count) {
 		bo->pin_count++;
@@ -236,9 +237,7 @@ int qxl_bo_pin(struct qxl_bo *bo, u32 domain, u64 *gpu_addr)
 			*gpu_addr = qxl_bo_gpu_offset(bo);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, domain);
-	for (i = 0; i < bo->placement.num_placement; i++)
-		bo->placements[i] |= TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT;
+	qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, domain, true);
 	r = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->tbo, &bo->placement, false, false);
 	if (likely(r == 0)) {
 		bo->pin_count = 1;
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ int qxl_bo_list_add(struct qxl_reloc_list *reloc_list, struct qxl_bo *bo)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (!bo->pin_count) {
-		qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, bo->type);
+		qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, bo->type, false);
 		ret = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->tbo, &bo->placement,
 				      true, false);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
index ee7ad79..116637f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static inline int qxl_bo_wait(struct qxl_bo *bo, u32 *mem_type,
 
 extern int qxl_bo_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 			 unsigned long size,
-			 bool kernel, u32 domain,
+			 bool kernel, bool pinned, u32 domain,
 			 struct qxl_surface *surf,
 			 struct qxl_bo **bo_ptr);
 extern int qxl_bo_kmap(struct qxl_bo *bo, void **ptr);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ extern struct qxl_bo *qxl_bo_ref(struct qxl_bo *bo);
 extern void qxl_bo_unref(struct qxl_bo **bo);
 extern int qxl_bo_pin(struct qxl_bo *bo, u32 domain, u64 *gpu_addr);
 extern int qxl_bo_unpin(struct qxl_bo *bo);
-extern void qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(struct qxl_bo *qbo, u32 domain);
+extern void qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(struct qxl_bo *qbo, u32 domain, bool pinned);
 extern bool qxl_ttm_bo_is_qxl_bo(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 
 extern int qxl_bo_list_add(struct qxl_reloc_list *reloc_list, struct qxl_bo *bo);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
index b443d67..b7f1271 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ static int qxl_release_bo_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 				struct qxl_bo **bo)
 {
 	int ret;
-	ret = qxl_bo_create(qdev, PAGE_SIZE, false, QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, NULL,
+	/* pin releases bo's they are too messy to evict */
+	ret = qxl_bo_create(qdev, PAGE_SIZE, false, true,
+			    QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, NULL,
 			    bo);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -216,11 +218,6 @@ int qxl_alloc_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
 			mutex_unlock(&qdev->release_mutex);
 			return ret;
 		}
-
-		/* pin releases bo's they are too messy to evict */
-		ret = qxl_bo_reserve(qdev->current_release_bo[cur_idx], false);
-		qxl_bo_pin(qdev->current_release_bo[cur_idx], QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, NULL);
-		qxl_bo_unreserve(qdev->current_release_bo[cur_idx]);
 	}
 
 	bo = qxl_bo_ref(qdev->current_release_bo[cur_idx]);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
index 489cb8c..1dfd84c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void qxl_evict_flags(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		return;
 	}
 	qbo = container_of(bo, struct qxl_bo, tbo);
-	qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(qbo, QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU);
+	qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(qbo, QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU, false);
 	*placement = qbo->placement;
 }
 
