diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
index c70927ecda21..8cb88e7e0302 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ static int ttm_buffer_object_transfer(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fbo->lru);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fbo->swap);
 	fbo->vm_node = NULL;
+	atomic_set(&fbo->cpu_writers, 0);
 
 	fbo->sync_obj = driver->sync_obj_ref(bo->sync_obj);
 	if (fbo->mem.mm_node)