diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
index 2c1341f63dc5..43ec4a401f07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
@@ -1197,11 +1197,13 @@ int radeon_vm_bo_update_pte(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 int radeon_vm_bo_rmv(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		     struct radeon_bo_va *bo_va)
 {
-	int r;
+	int r = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&rdev->vm_manager.lock);
 	mutex_lock(&bo_va->vm->mutex);
-	r = radeon_vm_bo_update_pte(rdev, bo_va->vm, bo_va->bo, NULL);
+	if (bo_va->soffset) {
+		r = radeon_vm_bo_update_pte(rdev, bo_va->vm, bo_va->bo, NULL);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&rdev->vm_manager.lock);
 	list_del(&bo_va->vm_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&bo_va->vm->mutex);