diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
index 356d27132388..c4b266b6f731 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_free_vbufs(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_create_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				    struct virtio_gpu_object *bo,
 				    struct virtio_gpu_object_params *params,
+				    struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 				    struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_unref_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				   uint32_t resource_id);
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ void
 virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_create_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				  struct virtio_gpu_object *bo,
 				  struct virtio_gpu_object_params *params,
+				  struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 				  struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence);
 void virtio_gpu_ctrl_ack(struct virtqueue *vq);
 void virtio_gpu_cursor_ack(struct virtqueue *vq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
index 82bfbf983fd2..fa0ea22c68b0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ int virtio_gpu_object_create(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 			     struct virtio_gpu_object **bo_ptr,
 			     struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence)
 {
+	struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs = NULL;
 	struct virtio_gpu_object *bo;
+	struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
 	size_t acc_size;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -123,12 +125,29 @@ int virtio_gpu_object_create(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 	}
 	bo->dumb = params->dumb;
 
+	if (fence) {
+		objs = virtio_gpu_array_alloc(1);
+		objs->objs[0] = &bo->gem_base;
+		drm_gem_object_get(objs->objs[0]);
+
+		ret = drm_gem_lock_reservations(objs->objs, objs->nents,
+						&ticket);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			reservation_object_add_excl_fence(objs->objs[0]->resv,
+							  &fence->f);
+	}
+
 	if (params->virgl) {
-		virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_create_3d(vgdev, bo, params, fence);
+		virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_create_3d(vgdev, bo, params,
+						  objs, fence);
 	} else {
-		virtio_gpu_cmd_create_resource(vgdev, bo, params, fence);
+		virtio_gpu_cmd_create_resource(vgdev, bo, params,
+					       objs, fence);
 	}
 
+	if (fence)
+		drm_gem_unlock_reservations(objs->objs, objs->nents, &ticket);
+
 	virtio_gpu_init_ttm_placement(bo);
 	ret = ttm_bo_init(&vgdev->mman.bdev, &bo->tbo, params->size,
 			  ttm_bo_type_device, &bo->placement, 0,
@@ -139,38 +158,6 @@ int virtio_gpu_object_create(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (fence) {
-		struct virtio_gpu_fence_driver *drv = &vgdev->fence_drv;
-		struct list_head validate_list;
-		struct ttm_validate_buffer mainbuf;
-		struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
-		unsigned long irq_flags;
-		bool signaled;
-
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&validate_list);
-		memset(&mainbuf, 0, sizeof(struct ttm_validate_buffer));
-
-		/* use a gem reference since unref list undoes them */
-		drm_gem_object_get(&bo->gem_base);
-		mainbuf.bo = &bo->tbo;
-		list_add(&mainbuf.head, &validate_list);
-
-		ret = virtio_gpu_object_list_validate(&ticket, &validate_list);
-		if (ret == 0) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&drv->lock, irq_flags);
-			signaled = virtio_fence_signaled(&fence->f);
-			if (!signaled)
-				/* virtio create command still in flight */
-				ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects(&ticket, &validate_list,
-							    &fence->f);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drv->lock, irq_flags);
-			if (signaled)
-				/* virtio create command finished */
-				ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(&ticket, &validate_list);
-		}
-		virtio_gpu_unref_list(&validate_list);
-	}
-
 	*bo_ptr = bo;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
index 0c87c3e086f8..0a735e51a803 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ static int virtio_gpu_queue_cursor(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_create_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				    struct virtio_gpu_object *bo,
 				    struct virtio_gpu_object_params *params,
+				    struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 				    struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence)
 {
 	struct virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d *cmd_p;
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_create_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 
 	cmd_p = virtio_gpu_alloc_cmd(vgdev, &vbuf, sizeof(*cmd_p));
 	memset(cmd_p, 0, sizeof(*cmd_p));
+	vbuf->objs = objs;
 
 	cmd_p->hdr.type = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_CREATE_2D);
 	cmd_p->resource_id = cpu_to_le32(bo->hw_res_handle);
@@ -864,6 +866,7 @@ void
 virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_create_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				  struct virtio_gpu_object *bo,
 				  struct virtio_gpu_object_params *params,
+				  struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 				  struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence)
 {
 	struct virtio_gpu_resource_create_3d *cmd_p;
@@ -871,6 +874,7 @@ virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_create_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 
 	cmd_p = virtio_gpu_alloc_cmd(vgdev, &vbuf, sizeof(*cmd_p));
 	memset(cmd_p, 0, sizeof(*cmd_p));
+	vbuf->objs = objs;
 
 	cmd_p->hdr.type = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_CREATE_3D);
 	cmd_p->resource_id = cpu_to_le32(bo->hw_res_handle);
