diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_dmabuf.c
index 5fae06ad7e25..d4e54fcc0acd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_dmabuf.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void vmw_bo_pin(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, bool pin)
 	uint32_t old_mem_type = bo->mem.mem_type;
 	int ret;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ttm_bo_is_reserved(bo));
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bo->resv->lock.base);
 	BUG_ON(old_mem_type != TTM_PL_VRAM &&
 	       old_mem_type != VMW_PL_GMR);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
index ced79465a095..7953d1f90b63 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
@@ -958,13 +958,13 @@ void vmw_resource_unreserve(struct vmw_resource *res,
 	if (new_backup && new_backup != res->backup) {
 
 		if (res->backup) {
-			BUG_ON(!ttm_bo_is_reserved(&res->backup->base));
+			lockdep_assert_held(&res->backup->base.resv->lock.base);
 			list_del_init(&res->mob_head);
 			vmw_dmabuf_unreference(&res->backup);
 		}
 
 		res->backup = vmw_dmabuf_reference(new_backup);
-		BUG_ON(!ttm_bo_is_reserved(&new_backup->base));
+		lockdep_assert_held(&new_backup->base.resv->lock.base);
 		list_add_tail(&res->mob_head, &new_backup->res_list);
 	}
 	if (new_backup)