diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
index 1190148cf5e6..e9d085021c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int radeon_cs_parser_relocs(struct radeon_cs_parser *p)
 						&p->validated);
 		}
 	}
-	return radeon_bo_list_validate(&p->validated, p->ib->fence);
+	return radeon_bo_list_validate(&p->validated);
 }
 
 int radeon_cs_parser_init(struct radeon_cs_parser *p, void *data)
@@ -189,12 +189,10 @@ static void radeon_cs_parser_fini(struct radeon_cs_parser *parser, int error)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 
-	if (error && parser->ib) {
-		radeon_bo_list_unvalidate(&parser->validated,
-						parser->ib->fence);
-	} else {
-		radeon_bo_list_unreserve(&parser->validated);
+	if (!error && parser->ib) {
+		radeon_bo_list_fence(&parser->validated, parser->ib->fence);
 	}
+	radeon_bo_list_unreserve(&parser->validated);
 	for (i = 0; i < parser->nrelocs; i++) {
 		if (parser->relocs[i].gobj) {
 			mutex_lock(&parser->rdev->ddev->struct_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index d72a71bff218..f1da370928eb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -306,11 +306,10 @@ void radeon_bo_list_unreserve(struct list_head *head)
 	}
 }
 
-int radeon_bo_list_validate(struct list_head *head, void *fence)
+int radeon_bo_list_validate(struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct radeon_bo_list *lobj;
 	struct radeon_bo *bo;
-	struct radeon_fence *old_fence = NULL;
 	int r;
 
 	r = radeon_bo_list_reserve(head);
@@ -334,32 +333,27 @@ int radeon_bo_list_validate(struct list_head *head, void *fence)
 		}
 		lobj->gpu_offset = radeon_bo_gpu_offset(bo);
 		lobj->tiling_flags = bo->tiling_flags;
-		if (fence) {
-			old_fence = (struct radeon_fence *)bo->tbo.sync_obj;
-			bo->tbo.sync_obj = radeon_fence_ref(fence);
-			bo->tbo.sync_obj_arg = NULL;
-		}
-		if (old_fence) {
-			radeon_fence_unref(&old_fence);
-		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void radeon_bo_list_unvalidate(struct list_head *head, void *fence)
+void radeon_bo_list_fence(struct list_head *head, void *fence)
 {
 	struct radeon_bo_list *lobj;
-	struct radeon_fence *old_fence;
+	struct radeon_bo *bo;
+	struct radeon_fence *old_fence = NULL;
 
-	if (fence)
-		list_for_each_entry(lobj, head, list) {
-			old_fence = to_radeon_fence(lobj->bo->tbo.sync_obj);
-			if (old_fence == fence) {
-				lobj->bo->tbo.sync_obj = NULL;
-				radeon_fence_unref(&old_fence);
-			}
+	list_for_each_entry(lobj, head, list) {
+		bo = lobj->bo;
+		spin_lock(&bo->tbo.lock);
+		old_fence = (struct radeon_fence *)bo->tbo.sync_obj;
+		bo->tbo.sync_obj = radeon_fence_ref(fence);
+		bo->tbo.sync_obj_arg = NULL;
+		spin_unlock(&bo->tbo.lock);
+		if (old_fence) {
+			radeon_fence_unref(&old_fence);
 		}
-	radeon_bo_list_unreserve(head);
+	}
 }
 
 int radeon_bo_fbdev_mmap(struct radeon_bo *bo,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.h
index a02f18011ad1..7ab43de1e244 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.h
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ extern void radeon_bo_list_add_object(struct radeon_bo_list *lobj,
 				struct list_head *head);
 extern int radeon_bo_list_reserve(struct list_head *head);
 extern void radeon_bo_list_unreserve(struct list_head *head);
-extern int radeon_bo_list_validate(struct list_head *head, void *fence);
-extern void radeon_bo_list_unvalidate(struct list_head *head, void *fence);
+extern int radeon_bo_list_validate(struct list_head *head);
+extern void radeon_bo_list_fence(struct list_head *head, void *fence);
 extern int radeon_bo_fbdev_mmap(struct radeon_bo *bo,
 				struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 extern int radeon_bo_set_tiling_flags(struct radeon_bo *bo,