diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index 7e7ac3d6e76e..58991af90502 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -3435,10 +3435,6 @@ int evergreen_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	/* This don't do much */
-	r = radeon_gem_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
 	/* Read BIOS */
 	if (!radeon_get_bios(rdev)) {
 		if (ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
index 107b2177e6c5..b01c2dd627b0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
@@ -1629,10 +1629,6 @@ int cayman_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
 	int r;
 
-	/* This don't do much */
-	r = radeon_gem_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
 	/* Read BIOS */
 	if (!radeon_get_bios(rdev)) {
 		if (ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index d2a536d788e9..ab5d6f2a06c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -2560,10 +2560,6 @@ int r600_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r600_debugfs_mc_info_init(rdev)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to register debugfs file for mc !\n");
 	}
-	/* This don't do much */
-	r = radeon_gem_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
 	/* Read BIOS */
 	if (!radeon_get_bios(rdev)) {
 		if (ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index 3d41525c1bcf..57637017eed6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -736,9 +736,11 @@ int radeon_device_init(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	mutex_init(&rdev->gem.mutex);
 	mutex_init(&rdev->pm.mutex);
 	mutex_init(&rdev->vram_mutex);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->gem.objects);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rdev->irq.vblank_queue);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rdev->irq.idle_queue);
+	r = radeon_gem_init(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
 	/* initialize vm here */
 	rdev->vm_manager.use_bitmap = 1;
 	rdev->vm_manager.max_pfn = 1 << 20;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index 40f82e22a621..c2f473bc13b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -1175,10 +1175,6 @@ int rv770_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	/* This don't do much */
-	r = radeon_gem_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
 	/* Read BIOS */
 	if (!radeon_get_bios(rdev)) {
 		if (ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
index 554ec141770b..63ae41dac5ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
@@ -3987,10 +3987,6 @@ int si_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
 	int r;
 
-	/* This don't do much */
-	r = radeon_gem_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
 	/* Read BIOS */
 	if (!radeon_get_bios(rdev)) {
 		if (ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev))