diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 53017cf06527..be0c0a01b929 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1466,8 +1466,7 @@ int ttm_bo_clean_mm(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev, unsigned mem_type)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	man->use_type = false;
-	man->has_type = false;
+	ttm_mem_type_manager_disable(man);
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (mem_type > 0) {
@@ -1480,8 +1479,7 @@ int ttm_bo_clean_mm(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev, unsigned mem_type)
 		ret = (*man->func->takedown)(man);
 	}
 
-	dma_fence_put(man->move);
-	man->move = NULL;
+	ttm_mem_type_manager_cleanup(man);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
index 303014250767..30dfb9d5f6c9 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
@@ -691,6 +691,32 @@ static inline void ttm_mem_type_manager_set_used(struct ttm_mem_type_manager *ma
 	man->use_type = used;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ttm_mem_type_manager_disable.
+ *
+ * @man: A memory manager object.
+ *
+ * Indicate the manager is not to be used and deregistered. (temporary during rework).
+ */
+static inline void ttm_mem_type_manager_disable(struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man)
+{
+	man->has_type = false;
+	man->use_type = false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ttm_mem_type_manager_cleanup
+ *
+ * @man: A memory manager object.
+ *
+ * Cleanup the move fences from the memory manager object.
+ */
+static inline void ttm_mem_type_manager_cleanup(struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man)
+{
+	dma_fence_put(man->move);
+	man->move = NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * ttm_bo_util.c
  */