return ret;
 }
 
-static void submit_unlock_unpin_bo(struct msm_gem_submit *submit, int i)
+static void submit_unlock_unpin_bo(struct msm_gem_submit *submit,
+               int i, bool backoff)
 {
        struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = submit->bos[i].obj;
 
        if (submit->bos[i].flags & BO_LOCKED)
                ww_mutex_unlock(&msm_obj->resv->lock);
 
-       if (!(submit->bos[i].flags & BO_VALID))
+       if (backoff && !(submit->bos[i].flags & BO_VALID))
                submit->bos[i].iova = 0;
 
        submit->bos[i].flags &= ~(BO_LOCKED | BO_PINNED);
 
 fail:
        for (; i >= 0; i--)
-               submit_unlock_unpin_bo(submit, i);
+               submit_unlock_unpin_bo(submit, i, true);
 
        if (slow_locked > 0)
-               submit_unlock_unpin_bo(submit, slow_locked);
+               submit_unlock_unpin_bo(submit, slow_locked, true);
 
        if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
                struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = submit->bos[contended].obj;
 
        for (i = 0; i < submit->nr_bos; i++) {
                struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = submit->bos[i].obj;
-               submit_unlock_unpin_bo(submit, i);
+               submit_unlock_unpin_bo(submit, i, false);
                list_del_init(&msm_obj->submit_entry);
                drm_gem_object_unreference(&msm_obj->base);
        }