diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
index 4b80ad860639..62917f76da33 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int kfd_debugfs_kfd_mem_limits(struct seq_file *m, void *data);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HSA_AMD)
 bool amdkfd_fence_check_mm(struct dma_fence *f, struct mm_struct *mm);
 struct amdgpu_amdkfd_fence *to_amdgpu_amdkfd_fence(struct dma_fence *f);
-int amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_fence_on_pt_pd_bos(struct amdgpu_bo *bo);
+void amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_all_eviction_fences(struct amdgpu_bo *bo);
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_evict_userptr(struct mmu_interval_notifier *mni,
 				unsigned long cur_seq, struct kgd_mem *mem);
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate_and_fence(struct amdgpu_bo *bo,
@@ -212,9 +212,8 @@ struct amdgpu_amdkfd_fence *to_amdgpu_amdkfd_fence(struct dma_fence *f)
 }
 
 static inline
-int amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_fence_on_pt_pd_bos(struct amdgpu_bo *bo)
+void amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_all_eviction_fences(struct amdgpu_bo *bo)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index f30548f4c3b3..609b27fe1cda 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -370,40 +370,32 @@ static int amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_eviction_fence(struct amdgpu_bo *bo,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_fence_on_pt_pd_bos(struct amdgpu_bo *bo)
+/**
+ * amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_all_eviction_fences - Remove all eviction fences
+ * @bo: the BO where to remove the evictions fences from.
+ *
+ * This functions should only be used on release when all references to the BO
+ * are already dropped. We remove the eviction fence from the private copy of
+ * the dma_resv object here since that is what is used during release to
+ * determine of the BO is idle or not.
+ */
+void amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_all_eviction_fences(struct amdgpu_bo *bo)
 {
-	struct amdgpu_bo *root = bo;
-	struct amdgpu_vm_bo_base *vm_bo;
-	struct amdgpu_vm *vm;
-	struct amdkfd_process_info *info;
-	struct amdgpu_amdkfd_fence *ef;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* we can always get vm_bo from root PD bo.*/
-	while (root->parent)
-		root = root->parent;
+	struct dma_resv *resv = &bo->tbo.base._resv;
+	struct dma_fence *fence, *stub;
+	struct dma_resv_iter cursor;
 
-	vm_bo = root->vm_bo;
-	if (!vm_bo)
-		return 0;
+	dma_resv_assert_held(resv);
 
-	vm = vm_bo->vm;
-	if (!vm)
-		return 0;
-
-	info = vm->process_info;
-	if (!info || !info->eviction_fence)
-		return 0;
-
-	ef = container_of(dma_fence_get(&info->eviction_fence->base),
-			struct amdgpu_amdkfd_fence, base);
-
-	BUG_ON(!dma_resv_trylock(bo->tbo.base.resv));
-	ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_eviction_fence(bo, ef);
-	dma_resv_unlock(bo->tbo.base.resv);
+	stub = dma_fence_get_stub();
+	dma_resv_for_each_fence(&cursor, resv, DMA_RESV_USAGE_BOOKKEEP, fence) {
+		if (!to_amdgpu_amdkfd_fence(fence))
+			continue;
 
-	dma_fence_put(&ef->base);
-	return ret;
+		dma_resv_replace_fences(resv, fence->context, stub,
+					DMA_RESV_USAGE_BOOKKEEP);
+	}
+	dma_fence_put(stub);
 }
 
 static int amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_validate(struct amdgpu_bo *bo, uint32_t domain,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
index fc94b8b9b86d..d12be7a1eb6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
@@ -1194,28 +1194,36 @@ void amdgpu_bo_release_notify(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 	if (abo->kfd_bo)
 		amdgpu_amdkfd_release_notify(abo);
 
-	/* We only remove the fence if the resv has individualized. */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(bo->type == ttm_bo_type_kernel
-			&& bo->base.resv != &bo->base._resv);
-	if (bo->base.resv == &bo->base._resv)
-		amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_fence_on_pt_pd_bos(abo);
+	/*
+	 * We lock the private dma_resv object here and since the BO is about to
+	 * be released nobody else should have a pointer to it.
+	 * So when this locking here fails something is wrong with the reference
+	 * counting.
+	 */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!dma_resv_trylock(&bo->base._resv)))
+		return;
+
+	amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_all_eviction_fences(abo);
 
 	if (!bo->resource || bo->resource->mem_type != TTM_PL_VRAM ||
 	    !(abo->flags & AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VRAM_WIPE_ON_RELEASE) ||
 	    adev->in_suspend || drm_dev_is_unplugged(adev_to_drm(adev)))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!dma_resv_trylock(bo->base.resv)))
-		return;
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(&bo->base._resv, 1);
+	if (r)
+		goto out;
 
-	r = amdgpu_fill_buffer(abo, 0, bo->base.resv, &fence, true);
-	if (!WARN_ON(r)) {
-		amdgpu_vram_mgr_set_cleared(bo->resource);
-		amdgpu_bo_fence(abo, fence, false);
-		dma_fence_put(fence);
-	}
+	r = amdgpu_fill_buffer(abo, 0, &bo->base._resv, &fence, true);
+	if (WARN_ON(r))
+		goto out;
+
+	amdgpu_vram_mgr_set_cleared(bo->resource);
+	dma_resv_add_fence(&bo->base._resv, fence, DMA_RESV_USAGE_KERNEL);
+	dma_fence_put(fence);
 
-	dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
+out:
+	dma_resv_unlock(&bo->base._resv);
 }
 
 /**
