diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
index 4df9c5a8ec63..3e6fd393da15 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
@@ -529,8 +529,8 @@ int qxl_hw_surface_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	/* no need to add a release to the fence for this surface bo,
 	   since it is only released when we ask to destroy the surface
 	   and it would never signal otherwise */
-	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_SURFACE, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_SURFACE, false);
 
 	surf->hw_surf_alloc = true;
 	spin_lock(&qdev->surf_id_idr_lock);
@@ -572,9 +572,8 @@ int qxl_hw_surface_dealloc(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	cmd->surface_id = id;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_SURFACE, false);
-
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_SURFACE, false);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
index a61c0d460ec2..f8a1f84c8838 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ qxl_hide_cursor(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	cmd->type = QXL_CURSOR_HIDE;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ static int qxl_crtc_apply_cursor(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	cmd->u.set.visible = 1;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 
 	return ret;
 
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_set2(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	cmd->u.set.visible = 1;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 
 	/* finish with the userspace bo */
 	ret = qxl_bo_reserve(user_bo, false);
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	cmd->u.position.y = qcrtc->cur_y + qcrtc->hot_spot_y;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c
index 28cc60688054..d1407d162877 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ void qxl_draw_opaque_fb(const struct qxl_fb_image *qxl_fb_image,
 		qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, dimage->bo, 0);
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &drawable->release_info);
 
-	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
 
 out_free_palette:
 	if (palette_bo)
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ void qxl_draw_dirty_fb(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	}
 	qxl_bo_kunmap(clips_bo);
 
-	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
 
 out_release_backoff:
 	if (ret)
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ void qxl_draw_copyarea(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	drawable->u.copy_bits.src_pos.y = sy;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &drawable->release_info);
 
-	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
 
 out_free_release:
 	if (ret)
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ void qxl_draw_fill(struct qxl_draw_fill *qxl_draw_fill_rec)
 
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &drawable->release_info);
 
-	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
 	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
 
 out_free_release:
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
index 5a4c8c492683..db0afb0613c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
@@ -256,11 +256,8 @@ static int qxl_process_single_command(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 			apply_surf_reloc(qdev, &reloc_info[i]);
 	}
 
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
 	ret = qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, cmd->type, true);
-	if (ret)
-		qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(release);
-	else
-		qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
 
 out_free_bos:
 out_free_release: