if (ret)
                goto fail;
 
-       ret = ttm_bo_reserve(&old_bo->bo, false, false, false, 0);
-       if (ret)
-               goto fail_unreserve;
+       if (likely(old_bo != new_bo)) {
+               ret = ttm_bo_reserve(&old_bo->bo, false, false, false, 0);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto fail_unreserve;
+       }
 
        return 0;
 
        nouveau_bo_fence(new_bo, fence);
        ttm_bo_unreserve(&new_bo->bo);
 
-       nouveau_bo_fence(old_bo, fence);
-       ttm_bo_unreserve(&old_bo->bo);
+       if (likely(old_bo != new_bo)) {
+               nouveau_bo_fence(old_bo, fence);
+               ttm_bo_unreserve(&old_bo->bo);
+       }
 
        nouveau_bo_unpin(old_bo);
 }