diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index bd36636a9596..e13dff75ca5c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -360,6 +360,24 @@ static int amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate(struct amdgpu_bo *bo, uint32_t domain,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate_and_fence(struct amdgpu_bo *bo,
+					       uint32_t domain,
+					       struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	int ret = amdgpu_bo_reserve(bo, false);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate(bo, domain, true);
+	if (!ret)
+		dma_resv_add_fence(bo->tbo.base.resv, fence,
+				   DMA_RESV_USAGE_BOOKKEEP);
+	amdgpu_bo_unreserve(bo);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int amdgpu_amdkfd_validate_vm_bo(void *_unused, struct amdgpu_bo *bo)
 {
 	return amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate(bo, bo->allowed_domains, false);
@@ -1709,6 +1727,11 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(
 		}
 		bo->allowed_domains = AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT;
 		bo->preferred_domains = AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT;
+	} else {
+		ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate_and_fence(bo, domain,
+				&avm->process_info->eviction_fence->base);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err_validate_bo;
 	}
 
 	if (offset)
@@ -1718,6 +1741,7 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(
 
 allocate_init_user_pages_failed:
 err_pin_bo:
+err_validate_bo:
 	remove_kgd_mem_from_kfd_bo_list(*mem, avm->process_info);
 	drm_vma_node_revoke(&gobj->vma_node, drm_priv);
 err_node_allow:
@@ -1788,10 +1812,6 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_free_memory_of_gpu(
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
 
-	/* The eviction fence should be removed by the last unmap.
-	 * TODO: Log an error condition if the bo still has the eviction fence
-	 * attached
-	 */
 	amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_eviction_fence(mem->bo,
 					process_info->eviction_fence);
 	pr_debug("Release VA 0x%llx - 0x%llx\n", mem->va,
@@ -1905,19 +1925,6 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_map_memory_to_gpu(
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto out_unreserve;
 
-	if (mem->mapped_to_gpu_memory == 0 &&
-	    !amdgpu_ttm_tt_get_usermm(bo->tbo.ttm)) {
-		/* Validate BO only once. The eviction fence gets added to BO
-		 * the first time it is mapped. Validate will wait for all
-		 * background evictions to complete.
-		 */
-		ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate(bo, domain, true);
-		if (ret) {
-			pr_debug("Validate failed\n");
-			goto out_unreserve;
-		}
-	}
-
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &mem->attachments, list) {
 		if (entry->bo_va->base.vm != avm || entry->is_mapped)
 			continue;
@@ -1944,10 +1951,6 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_map_memory_to_gpu(
 			 mem->mapped_to_gpu_memory);
 	}
 
-	if (!amdgpu_ttm_tt_get_usermm(bo->tbo.ttm) && !bo->tbo.pin_count)
-		dma_resv_add_fence(bo->tbo.base.resv,
-				   &avm->process_info->eviction_fence->base,
-				   DMA_RESV_USAGE_BOOKKEEP);
 	ret = unreserve_bo_and_vms(&ctx, false, false);
 
 	goto out;
@@ -1964,7 +1967,6 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_unmap_memory_from_gpu(
 		struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct kgd_mem *mem, void *drm_priv)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_vm *avm = drm_priv_to_vm(drm_priv);
-	struct amdkfd_process_info *process_info = avm->process_info;
 	unsigned long bo_size = mem->bo->tbo.base.size;
 	struct kfd_mem_attachment *entry;
 	struct bo_vm_reservation_context ctx;
@@ -2005,15 +2007,6 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_unmap_memory_from_gpu(
 			 mem->mapped_to_gpu_memory);
 	}
 
-	/* If BO is unmapped from all VMs, unfence it. It can be evicted if
-	 * required.
-	 */
-	if (mem->mapped_to_gpu_memory == 0 &&
-	    !amdgpu_ttm_tt_get_usermm(mem->bo->tbo.ttm) &&
-	    !mem->bo->tbo.pin_count)
-		amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_eviction_fence(mem->bo,
-						process_info->eviction_fence);
-
 unreserve_out:
 	unreserve_bo_and_vms(&ctx, false, false);
 out:
@@ -2240,8 +2233,16 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_import_dmabuf(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	amdgpu_sync_create(&(*mem)->sync);
 	(*mem)->is_imported = true;
 
+	ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate_and_fence(bo, (*mem)->domain,
+				&avm->process_info->eviction_fence->base);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_remove_mem;
+
 	return 0;
 
+err_remove_mem:
+	remove_kgd_mem_from_kfd_bo_list(*mem, avm->process_info);
+	drm_vma_node_revoke(&obj->vma_node, drm_priv);
 err_free_mem:
 	kfree(mem);
 err_put_obj:
