diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
index 6bcf324ef81c..f9d4e228b09e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_prime.c
@@ -778,8 +778,6 @@ int drm_gem_dmabuf_mmap(struct dma_buf *dma_buf, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj = dma_buf->priv;
 
-	dma_resv_assert_held(dma_buf->resv);
-
 	return drm_gem_prime_mmap(obj, vma);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_dmabuf_mmap);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
index fd556a076d05..1df74f7aa3dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ static int i915_gem_dmabuf_mmap(struct dma_buf *dma_buf, struct vm_area_struct *
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	dma_resv_assert_held(dma_buf->resv);
-
 	if (obj->base.size < vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
index 3abc47521b2c..8e194dbc9506 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem_dmabuf.c
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ static int omap_gem_dmabuf_mmap(struct dma_buf *buffer,
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj = buffer->priv;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	dma_resv_assert_held(buffer->resv);
-
 	ret = drm_gem_mmap_obj(obj, omap_gem_mmap_size(obj), vma);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gem.c
index dea38892d6e6..a4023163493d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gem.c
@@ -694,8 +694,6 @@ static int tegra_gem_prime_mmap(struct dma_buf *buf, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	struct drm_gem_object *gem = buf->priv;
 	int err;
 
-	dma_resv_assert_held(buf->resv);
-
 	err = drm_gem_mmap_obj(gem, gem->size, vma);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;