diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
index 82094c137855..c43853597776 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
@@ -497,10 +497,9 @@ static int vmw_user_bo_synccpu_release(struct drm_file *filp,
 		if (!(flags & drm_vmw_synccpu_allow_cs)) {
 			atomic_dec(&vmw_bo->cpu_writers);
 		}
-		ttm_bo_put(&vmw_bo->tbo);
+		vmw_user_bo_unref(vmw_bo);
 	}
 
-	drm_gem_object_put(&vmw_bo->tbo.base);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -540,8 +539,7 @@ int vmw_user_bo_synccpu_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			return ret;
 
 		ret = vmw_user_bo_synccpu_grab(vbo, arg->flags);
-		vmw_bo_unreference(&vbo);
-		drm_gem_object_put(&vbo->tbo.base);
+		vmw_user_bo_unref(vbo);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 			if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS || ret == -EBUSY)
 				return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.h
index 50a836e70994..1d433fceed3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.h
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ static inline struct vmw_bo *vmw_bo_reference(struct vmw_bo *buf)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+static inline void vmw_user_bo_unref(struct vmw_bo *vbo)
+{
+	if (vbo) {
+		ttm_bo_put(&vbo->tbo);
+		drm_gem_object_put(&vbo->tbo.base);
+	}
+}
+
 static inline struct vmw_bo *to_vmw_bo(struct drm_gem_object *gobj)
 {
 	return container_of((gobj), struct vmw_bo, tbo.base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index d30c0e3d3ab7..98e0723ca6f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -1164,8 +1164,7 @@ static int vmw_translate_mob_ptr(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	}
 	vmw_bo_placement_set(vmw_bo, VMW_BO_DOMAIN_MOB, VMW_BO_DOMAIN_MOB);
 	ret = vmw_validation_add_bo(sw_context->ctx, vmw_bo);
-	ttm_bo_put(&vmw_bo->tbo);
-	drm_gem_object_put(&vmw_bo->tbo.base);
+	vmw_user_bo_unref(vmw_bo);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1221,8 +1220,7 @@ static int vmw_translate_guest_ptr(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	vmw_bo_placement_set(vmw_bo, VMW_BO_DOMAIN_GMR | VMW_BO_DOMAIN_VRAM,
 			     VMW_BO_DOMAIN_GMR | VMW_BO_DOMAIN_VRAM);
 	ret = vmw_validation_add_bo(sw_context->ctx, vmw_bo);
-	ttm_bo_put(&vmw_bo->tbo);
-	drm_gem_object_put(&vmw_bo->tbo.base);
+	vmw_user_bo_unref(vmw_bo);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index b62207be3363..1489ad73c103 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -1665,10 +1665,8 @@ static struct drm_framebuffer *vmw_kms_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 err_out:
 	/* vmw_user_lookup_handle takes one ref so does new_fb */
-	if (bo) {
-		vmw_bo_unreference(&bo);
-		drm_gem_object_put(&bo->tbo.base);
-	}
+	if (bo)
+		vmw_user_bo_unref(bo);
 	if (surface)
 		vmw_surface_unreference(&surface);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
index 7e112319a23c..fb85f244c3d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@ int vmw_overlay_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	ret = vmw_overlay_update_stream(dev_priv, buf, arg, true);
 
-	vmw_bo_unreference(&buf);
-	drm_gem_object_put(&buf->tbo.base);
+	vmw_user_bo_unref(buf);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&overlay->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
index e7226db8b242..1e81ff2422cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
@@ -809,8 +809,7 @@ static int vmw_shader_define(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 				    shader_type, num_input_sig,
 				    num_output_sig, tfile, shader_handle);
 out_bad_arg:
-	vmw_bo_unreference(&buffer);
-	drm_gem_object_put(&buffer->tbo.base);
+	vmw_user_bo_unref(buffer);
 	return ret;
 }