diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
index 548bda3c4454..8334afa70b94 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ 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);
@@ -576,9 +576,8 @@ 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 573bab222123..b209a25e307d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ static int qxl_primary_apply_cursor(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	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;
 
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@ static void qxl_cursor_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	cmd->u.position.y = plane->state->crtc_y + fb->hot_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);
 
 	if (old_cursor_bo)
 		qxl_bo_unref(&old_cursor_bo);
@@ -747,8 +747,8 @@ static void qxl_cursor_atomic_disable(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	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);
 }
 
 static int qxl_plane_prepare_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c
index 67f3bdeaa3bf..d009f2bc28e9 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 31effed4a3c8..cede17585525 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
@@ -257,11 +257,8 @@ 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: