diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index a8a27f51e419..6e6975c8596f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void ttm_bo_add_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 	struct ttm_bo_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
 	struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ttm_bo_is_reserved(bo));
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bo->resv->lock.base);
 
 	if (!(bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT)) {
 
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_evict(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, bool interruptible,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON(!ttm_bo_is_reserved(bo));
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bo->resv->lock.base);
 
 	evict_mem = bo->mem;
 	evict_mem.mm_node = NULL;
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ int ttm_bo_move_buffer(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	struct ttm_mem_reg mem;
 	struct ttm_bo_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ttm_bo_is_reserved(bo));
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bo->resv->lock.base);
 
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: It's possible to pipeline buffer moves.
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ int ttm_bo_validate(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ttm_bo_is_reserved(bo));
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bo->resv->lock.base);
 	/* Check that range is valid */
 	if (placement->lpfn || placement->fpfn)
 		if (placement->fpfn > placement->lpfn ||