diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
index f031a312c783..b22887e8c881 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
@@ -32,9 +32,15 @@
 
 #include <drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h>
 
-static void vmw_bo_release(struct vmw_bo *vbo)
+/**
+ * vmw_bo_free - vmw_bo destructor
+ *
+ * @bo: Pointer to the embedded struct ttm_buffer_object
+ */
+static void vmw_bo_free(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
 	struct vmw_resource *res;
+	struct vmw_bo *vbo = to_vmw_bo(&bo->base);
 
 	WARN_ON(kref_read(&vbo->tbo.base.refcount) != 0);
 	vmw_bo_unmap(vbo);
@@ -62,20 +68,8 @@ static void vmw_bo_release(struct vmw_bo *vbo)
 		}
 		vmw_surface_unreference(&vbo->dumb_surface);
 	}
-	drm_gem_object_release(&vbo->tbo.base);
-}
-
-/**
- * vmw_bo_free - vmw_bo destructor
- *
- * @bo: Pointer to the embedded struct ttm_buffer_object
- */
-static void vmw_bo_free(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
-{
-	struct vmw_bo *vbo = to_vmw_bo(&bo->base);
-
 	WARN_ON(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&vbo->res_tree));
-	vmw_bo_release(vbo);
+	drm_gem_object_release(&vbo->tbo.base);
 	WARN_ON(vbo->dirty);
 	kfree(vbo);
 }