diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
index ae796e0c64aa..fdc34283eeb9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ void *vmw_bo_map_and_cache(struct vmw_bo *vbo)
 	void *virtual;
 	int ret;
 
+	atomic_inc(&vbo->map_count);
+
 	virtual = ttm_kmap_obj_virtual(&vbo->map, &not_used);
 	if (virtual)
 		return virtual;
@@ -353,11 +355,17 @@ void *vmw_bo_map_and_cache(struct vmw_bo *vbo)
  */
 void vmw_bo_unmap(struct vmw_bo *vbo)
 {
+	int map_count;
+
 	if (vbo->map.bo == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	ttm_bo_kunmap(&vbo->map);
-	vbo->map.bo = NULL;
+	map_count = atomic_dec_return(&vbo->map_count);
+
+	if (!map_count) {
+		ttm_bo_kunmap(&vbo->map);
+		vbo->map.bo = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -390,6 +398,7 @@ static int vmw_bo_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(TTM_MAX_BO_PRIORITY <= 3);
 	vmw_bo->tbo.priority = 3;
 	vmw_bo->res_tree = RB_ROOT;
+	atomic_set(&vmw_bo->map_count, 0);
 
 	params->size = ALIGN(params->size, PAGE_SIZE);
 	drm_gem_private_object_init(vdev, &vmw_bo->tbo.base, params->size);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.h
index f349642e6190..156ea612fc2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ struct vmw_bo_params {
  * @map: Kmap object for semi-persistent mappings
  * @res_tree: RB tree of resources using this buffer object as a backing MOB
  * @res_prios: Eviction priority counts for attached resources
+ * @map_count: The number of currently active maps. Will differ from the
+ * cpu_writers because it includes kernel maps.
  * @cpu_writers: Number of synccpu write grabs. Protected by reservation when
  * increased. May be decreased without reservation.
  * @dx_query_ctx: DX context if this buffer object is used as a DX query MOB
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ struct vmw_bo {
 	struct rb_root res_tree;
 	u32 res_prios[TTM_MAX_BO_PRIORITY];
 
+	atomic_t map_count;
 	atomic_t cpu_writers;
 	/* Not ref-counted.  Protected by binding_mutex */
 	struct vmw_resource *dx_query_ctx;