diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
index f752c7f56015..a748a64b38b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
@@ -518,6 +518,68 @@ int radeon_gem_get_tiling_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return r;
 }
 
+/**
+ * radeon_gem_va_update_vm -update the bo_va in its VM
+ *
+ * @rdev: radeon_device pointer
+ * @bo_va: bo_va to update
+ *
+ * Update the bo_va directly after setting it's address. Errors are not
+ * vital here, so they are not reported back to userspace.
+ */
+static void radeon_gem_va_update_vm(struct radeon_device *rdev,
+				    struct radeon_bo_va *bo_va)
+{
+	struct ttm_validate_buffer tv, *entry;
+	struct radeon_cs_reloc *vm_bos;
+	struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
+	struct list_head list;
+	unsigned domain;
+	int r;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&list);
+
+	tv.bo = &bo_va->bo->tbo;
+	tv.shared = true;
+	list_add(&tv.head, &list);
+
+	vm_bos = radeon_vm_get_bos(rdev, bo_va->vm, &list);
+	if (!vm_bos)
+		return;
+
+	r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &list, true);
+	if (r)
+		goto error_free;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &list, head) {
+		domain = radeon_mem_type_to_domain(entry->bo->mem.mem_type);
+		/* if anything is swapped out don't swap it in here,
+		   just abort and wait for the next CS */
+		if (domain == RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU)
+			goto error_unreserve;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&bo_va->vm->mutex);
+	r = radeon_vm_clear_freed(rdev, bo_va->vm);
+	if (r)
+		goto error_unlock;
+
+	if (bo_va->it.start)
+		r = radeon_vm_bo_update(rdev, bo_va, &bo_va->bo->tbo.mem);
+
+error_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&bo_va->vm->mutex);
+
+error_unreserve:
+	ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(&ticket, &list);
+
+error_free:
+	drm_free_large(vm_bos);
+
+	if (r)
+		DRM_ERROR("Couldn't update BO_VA (%d)\n", r);
+}
+
 int radeon_gem_va_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			  struct drm_file *filp)
 {
@@ -612,6 +674,8 @@ int radeon_gem_va_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
+	if (!r)
+		radeon_gem_va_update_vm(rdev, bo_va);
 	args->operation = RADEON_VA_RESULT_OK;
 	if (r) {
 		args->operation = RADEON_VA_RESULT_ERROR;