diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 745e996d2dbc..a98a5d5d756d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1170,9 +1170,15 @@ int ttm_bo_init(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,
 	if (likely(!ret))
 		ret = ttm_bo_validate(bo, placement, interruptible, false);
 
-	if (!resv)
+	if (!resv) {
 		ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 
+	} else if (!(bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT)) {
+		spin_lock(&bo->glob->lru_lock);
+		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
+		spin_unlock(&bo->glob->lru_lock);
+	}
+
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		ttm_bo_unref(&bo);