diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
index de4de594c78b..d377802b9dfd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
@@ -932,6 +932,21 @@ void drm_gem_shmem_vunmap(struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem, struct iosys_map *
 	dma_resv_unlock(obj->resv);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_IF_KUNIT(drm_gem_shmem_vunmap);
+
+int drm_gem_shmem_madvise(struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem, int madv)
+{
+	struct drm_gem_object *obj = &shmem->base;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = dma_resv_lock_interruptible(obj->resv, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked(shmem, madv);
+	dma_resv_unlock(obj->resv);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_IF_KUNIT(drm_gem_shmem_madvise);
 #endif
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DRM SHMEM memory-management helpers");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_gem_shmem_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_gem_shmem_test.c
index 3e7c6f20fbcc..d639848e3c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_gem_shmem_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tests/drm_gem_shmem_test.c
@@ -292,17 +292,17 @@ static void drm_gem_shmem_test_madvise(struct kunit *test)
 	ret = kunit_add_action_or_reset(test, drm_gem_shmem_free_wrapper, shmem);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
-	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked(shmem, 1);
+	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise(shmem, 1);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, ret);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, shmem->madv, 1);
 
 	/* Set madv to a negative value */
-	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked(shmem, -1);
+	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise(shmem, -1);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, ret);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, shmem->madv, -1);
 
 	/* Check that madv cannot be set back to a positive value */
-	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked(shmem, 0);
+	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise(shmem, 0);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, ret);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, shmem->madv, -1);
 }
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void drm_gem_shmem_test_purge(struct kunit *test)
 	ret = drm_gem_shmem_is_purgeable(shmem);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, ret);
 
-	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise_locked(shmem, 1);
+	ret = drm_gem_shmem_madvise(shmem, 1);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, ret);
 
 	/* The scatter/gather table will be freed by drm_gem_shmem_free */
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
index a80b5bda9271..dd9a7c67195e 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *drm_gem_shmem_prime_import_no_map(struct drm_device *dev,
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT)
 int drm_gem_shmem_vmap(struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem, struct iosys_map *map);
 void drm_gem_shmem_vunmap(struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem, struct iosys_map *map);
+int drm_gem_shmem_madvise(struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem, int madv);
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __DRM_GEM_SHMEM_HELPER_H__ */