diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index f1a857ec1021..6c1a38f53066 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -429,8 +429,20 @@ static void ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_or_queue(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 		sync_obj = driver->sync_obj_ref(bo->sync_obj);
 	spin_unlock(&bdev->fence_lock);
 
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
+
+		/*
+		 * Make NO_EVICT bos immediately available to
+		 * shrinkers, now that they are queued for
+		 * destruction.
+		 */
+		if (bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT) {
+			bo->mem.placement &= ~TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT;
+			ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
+		}
+
 		ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+	}
 
 	kref_get(&bo->list_kref);
 	list_add_tail(&bo->ddestroy, &bdev->ddestroy);