diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
index 5e8c183167b7..b2761aa03b95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static unsigned int pin_job(struct host1x *host, struct host1x_job *job)
 			goto unpin;
 		}
 
-		map = host1x_bo_pin(dev, bo, direction, &client->cache);
+		map = host1x_bo_pin(dev, bo, direction, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(map)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(map);
 			goto unpin;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static unsigned int pin_job(struct host1x *host, struct host1x_job *job)
 			goto unpin;
 		}
 
-		map = host1x_bo_pin(host->dev, g->bo, DMA_TO_DEVICE, &host->cache);
+		map = host1x_bo_pin(host->dev, g->bo, DMA_TO_DEVICE, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(map)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(map);
 			goto unpin;
diff --git a/include/linux/host1x.h b/include/linux/host1x.h
index 00278853eadf..c0bf4e581fe9 100644
--- a/include/linux/host1x.h
+++ b/include/linux/host1x.h
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ u64 host1x_get_dma_mask(struct host1x *host1x);
  * struct host1x_bo_cache - host1x buffer object cache
  * @mappings: list of mappings
  * @lock: synchronizes accesses to the list of mappings
+ *
+ * Note that entries are not periodically evicted from this cache and instead need to be
+ * explicitly released. This is used primarily for DRM/KMS where the cache's reference is
+ * released when the last reference to a buffer object represented by a mapping in this
+ * cache is dropped.
  */
 struct host1x_bo_cache {
 	struct list_head mappings;