diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
index ff3c0558b3b8..f6499e87963c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
@@ -324,6 +324,38 @@ void dma_resv_add_excl_fence(struct dma_resv *obj, struct dma_fence *fence)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_add_excl_fence);
 
+/**
+ * dma_resv_prune - remove signaled fences
+ * @obj: The dma_resv object to prune
+ *
+ * Remove all the signaled fences from the dma_resv object.
+ */
+void dma_resv_prune(struct dma_resv *obj)
+{
+	dma_resv_assert_held(obj);
+
+	if (dma_resv_test_signaled(obj, true))
+		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(obj, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_prune_unlocked);
+
+/**
+ * dma_resv_prune_unlocked - try to remove signaled fences
+ * @obj: The dma_resv object to prune
+ *
+ * Try to lock the object, test if it is signaled and if yes then remove all the
+ * signaled fences.
+ */
+void dma_resv_prune_unlocked(struct dma_resv *obj)
+{
+	if (!dma_resv_trylock(obj))
+		return;
+
+	dma_resv_prune(obj);
+	dma_resv_unlock(obj);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_prune);
+
 /**
  * dma_resv_iter_restart_unlocked - restart the unlocked iterator
  * @cursor: The dma_resv_iter object to restart
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
index 660bb03de6fc..5c1af130cb6d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ i915-y += i915_drv.o \
 
 # core library code
 i915-y += \
-	dma_resv_utils.o \
 	i915_memcpy.o \
 	i915_mm.o \
 	i915_sw_fence.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/dma_resv_utils.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/dma_resv_utils.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7df91b7e4ca8..000000000000
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/dma_resv_utils.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-/*
- * Copyright © 2020 Intel Corporation
- */
-
-#include <linux/dma-resv.h>
-
-#include "dma_resv_utils.h"
-
-void dma_resv_prune(struct dma_resv *resv)
-{
-	if (dma_resv_trylock(resv)) {
-		if (dma_resv_test_signaled(resv, true))
-			dma_resv_add_excl_fence(resv, NULL);
-		dma_resv_unlock(resv);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/dma_resv_utils.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/dma_resv_utils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b9d8fb5f8367..000000000000
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/dma_resv_utils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
-/*
- * Copyright © 2020 Intel Corporation
- */
-
-#ifndef DMA_RESV_UTILS_H
-#define DMA_RESV_UTILS_H
-
-struct dma_resv;
-
-void dma_resv_prune(struct dma_resv *resv);
-
-#endif /* DMA_RESV_UTILS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
index 5ab136ffdeb2..48029bbda682 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #include "gt/intel_gt_requests.h"
 
-#include "dma_resv_utils.h"
 #include "i915_trace.h"
 
 static bool swap_available(void)
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ i915_gem_shrink(struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww,
 					i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
 			}
 
-			dma_resv_prune(obj->base.resv);
+			dma_resv_prune_unlocked(obj->base.resv);
 
 			scanned += obj->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 skip:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_wait.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_wait.c
index f11325484110..75b58aa8d4a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_wait.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_wait.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "gt/intel_engine.h"
 
-#include "dma_resv_utils.h"
 #include "i915_gem_ioctls.h"
 #include "i915_gem_object.h"
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ i915_gem_object_wait_reservation(struct dma_resv *resv,
 	 * signaled.
 	 */
 	if (timeout > 0)
-		dma_resv_prune(resv);
+		dma_resv_prune_unlocked(resv);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index e4a20a3a5d16..e43f551594a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ int ttm_bo_wait(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	if (timeout == 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	dma_resv_add_excl_fence(bo->base.resv, NULL);
+	dma_resv_prune(bo->base.resv);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_wait);
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-resv.h b/include/linux/dma-resv.h
index eebf04325b34..2594fef75f51 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-resv.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-resv.h
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ void dma_resv_fini(struct dma_resv *obj);
 int dma_resv_reserve_shared(struct dma_resv *obj, unsigned int num_fences);
 void dma_resv_add_shared_fence(struct dma_resv *obj, struct dma_fence *fence);
 void dma_resv_add_excl_fence(struct dma_resv *obj, struct dma_fence *fence);
+void dma_resv_prune(struct dma_resv *obj);
+void dma_resv_prune_unlocked(struct dma_resv *obj);
 int dma_resv_get_fences(struct dma_resv *obj, struct dma_fence **pfence_excl,
 			unsigned *pshared_count, struct dma_fence ***pshared);
 int dma_resv_copy_fences(struct dma_resv *dst, struct dma_resv *src);
