diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_dma_buf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_dma_buf.c
index 4809d4a5d72a7..02cd845e77b33 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_dma_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_dma_buf.c
@@ -267,20 +267,6 @@ error:
 	drm_gem_map_detach(dma_buf, attach);
 }
 
-/**
- * amdgpu_gem_prime_res_obj - &drm_driver.gem_prime_res_obj implementation
- * @obj: GEM BO
- *
- * Returns:
- * The BO's reservation object.
- */
-struct reservation_object *amdgpu_gem_prime_res_obj(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
-{
-	struct amdgpu_bo *bo = gem_to_amdgpu_bo(obj);
-
-	return bo->tbo.resv;
-}
-
 /**
  * amdgpu_dma_buf_begin_cpu_access - &dma_buf_ops.begin_cpu_access implementation
  * @dma_buf: Shared DMA buffer
@@ -339,8 +325,7 @@ const struct dma_buf_ops amdgpu_dmabuf_ops = {
  * @gobj: GEM BO
  * @flags: Flags such as DRM_CLOEXEC and DRM_RDWR.
  *
- * The main work is done by the &drm_gem_prime_export helper, which in turn
- * uses &amdgpu_gem_prime_res_obj.
+ * The main work is done by the &drm_gem_prime_export helper.
  *
  * Returns:
  * Shared DMA buffer representing the GEM BO from the given device.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_dma_buf.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_dma_buf.h
index 7f73a4f94204d..5012e6ab58f10 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_dma_buf.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_dma_buf.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct dma_buf *amdgpu_gem_prime_export(struct drm_gem_object *gobj,
 					int flags);
 struct drm_gem_object *amdgpu_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 					    struct dma_buf *dma_buf);
-struct reservation_object *amdgpu_gem_prime_res_obj(struct drm_gem_object *);
 void *amdgpu_gem_prime_vmap(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 void amdgpu_gem_prime_vunmap(struct drm_gem_object *obj, void *vaddr);
 int amdgpu_gem_prime_mmap(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
index f67b5baed441e..98df55534a6d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c
@@ -1397,7 +1397,6 @@ static struct drm_driver kms_driver = {
 	.prime_fd_to_handle = drm_gem_prime_fd_to_handle,
 	.gem_prime_export = amdgpu_gem_prime_export,
 	.gem_prime_import = amdgpu_gem_prime_import,
-	.gem_prime_res_obj = amdgpu_gem_prime_res_obj,
 	.gem_prime_get_sg_table = amdgpu_gem_prime_get_sg_table,
 	.gem_prime_import_sg_table = amdgpu_gem_prime_import_sg_table,
 	.gem_prime_vmap = amdgpu_gem_prime_vmap,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
index bea6f298dfdc5..19ec775b7aa8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
@@ -509,6 +509,8 @@ static int amdgpu_bo_do_create(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	if (unlikely(r != 0))
 		return r;
 
+	bo->gem_base.resv = bo->tbo.resv;
+
 	if (!amdgpu_gmc_vram_full_visible(&adev->gmc) &&
 	    bo->tbo.mem.mem_type == TTM_PL_VRAM &&
 	    bo->tbo.mem.start < adev->gmc.visible_vram_size >> PAGE_SHIFT)