diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
index f2dca41e46c5..2953d6a6d390 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ nouveau_bo_del_ttm(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 	nouveau_bo_del_io_reserve_lru(bo);
 	nv10_bo_put_tile_region(dev, nvbo->tile, NULL);
 
+	if (bo->base.import_attach)
+		drm_prime_gem_destroy(&bo->base, bo->sg);
+
 	/*
 	 * If nouveau_bo_new() allocated this buffer, the GEM object was never
 	 * initialized, so don't attempt to release it.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
index fab542a758ff..a14728427ee4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ nouveau_gem_object_del(struct drm_gem_object *gem)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (gem->import_attach)
-		drm_prime_gem_destroy(gem, nvbo->bo.sg);
-
 	ttm_bo_put(&nvbo->bo);
 
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);