diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
index 0e67cf41065d80..37fb4befec8263 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void vmw_resource_unreserve(struct vmw_resource *res,
 	if (new_backup)
 		res->backup_offset = new_backup_offset;
 
-	if (!res->func->may_evict)
+	if (!res->func->may_evict || res->id == -1)
 		return;
 
 	write_lock(&dev_priv->resource_lock);