diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
index 86a5dea710c0..bc24af08dfcd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -584,11 +584,11 @@ static struct qxl_bo *qxl_create_cursor(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	ret = qxl_bo_vmap(cursor_bo, &cursor_map);
+	ret = qxl_bo_pin_and_vmap(cursor_bo, &cursor_map);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unref;
 
-	ret = qxl_bo_vmap(user_bo, &user_map);
+	ret = qxl_bo_pin_and_vmap(user_bo, &user_map);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unmap;
 
@@ -614,12 +614,12 @@ static struct qxl_bo *qxl_create_cursor(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		       user_map.vaddr, size);
 	}
 
-	qxl_bo_vunmap(user_bo);
-	qxl_bo_vunmap(cursor_bo);
+	qxl_bo_vunmap_and_unpin(user_bo);
+	qxl_bo_vunmap_and_unpin(cursor_bo);
 	return cursor_bo;
 
 err_unmap:
-	qxl_bo_vunmap(cursor_bo);
+	qxl_bo_vunmap_and_unpin(cursor_bo);
 err_unref:
 	qxl_bo_unpin(cursor_bo);
 	qxl_bo_unref(&cursor_bo);
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ int qxl_create_monitors_object(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	}
 	qdev->monitors_config_bo = gem_to_qxl_bo(gobj);
 
-	ret = qxl_bo_vmap(qdev->monitors_config_bo, &map);
+	ret = qxl_bo_pin_and_vmap(qdev->monitors_config_bo, &map);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ int qxl_destroy_monitors_object(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	qdev->monitors_config = NULL;
 	qdev->ram_header->monitors_config = 0;
 
-	ret = qxl_bo_vunmap(qdev->monitors_config_bo);
+	ret = qxl_bo_vunmap_and_unpin(qdev->monitors_config_bo);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
index 5893e27a7ae5..66635c55cf85 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int qxl_bo_vmap(struct qxl_bo *bo, struct iosys_map *map)
+int qxl_bo_pin_and_vmap(struct qxl_bo *bo, struct iosys_map *map)
 {
 	int r;
 
@@ -190,7 +190,15 @@ int qxl_bo_vmap(struct qxl_bo *bo, struct iosys_map *map)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	r = qxl_bo_pin_locked(bo);
+	if (r) {
+		qxl_bo_unreserve(bo);
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	r = qxl_bo_vmap_locked(bo, map);
+	if (r)
+		qxl_bo_unpin_locked(bo);
 	qxl_bo_unreserve(bo);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -241,7 +249,7 @@ void qxl_bo_vunmap_locked(struct qxl_bo *bo)
 	ttm_bo_vunmap(&bo->tbo, &bo->map);
 }
 
-int qxl_bo_vunmap(struct qxl_bo *bo)
+int qxl_bo_vunmap_and_unpin(struct qxl_bo *bo)
 {
 	int r;
 
@@ -250,6 +258,7 @@ int qxl_bo_vunmap(struct qxl_bo *bo)
 		return r;
 
 	qxl_bo_vunmap_locked(bo);
+	qxl_bo_unpin_locked(bo);
 	qxl_bo_unreserve(bo);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
index 1cf5bc759101..875f63221074 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ extern int qxl_bo_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 			 u32 priority,
 			 struct qxl_surface *surf,
 			 struct qxl_bo **bo_ptr);
-int qxl_bo_vmap(struct qxl_bo *bo, struct iosys_map *map);
+int qxl_bo_pin_and_vmap(struct qxl_bo *bo, struct iosys_map *map);
 int qxl_bo_vmap_locked(struct qxl_bo *bo, struct iosys_map *map);
-int qxl_bo_vunmap(struct qxl_bo *bo);
+int qxl_bo_vunmap_and_unpin(struct qxl_bo *bo);
 void qxl_bo_vunmap_locked(struct qxl_bo *bo);
 void *qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_bo *bo, int page_offset);
 void qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_bo *bo, void *map);