return count;
 }
 
-static void panfrost_gem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
+static bool panfrost_gem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
        struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem = to_drm_gem_shmem_obj(obj);
-       mutex_lock(&shmem->pages_lock);
+
+       if (!mutex_trylock(&shmem->pages_lock))
+               return false;
 
        panfrost_mmu_unmap(to_panfrost_bo(obj));
        drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked(obj);
 
        mutex_unlock(&shmem->pages_lock);
+       return true;
 }
 
 static unsigned long
        list_for_each_entry_safe(shmem, tmp, &pfdev->shrinker_list, madv_list) {
                if (freed >= sc->nr_to_scan)
                        break;
-               if (drm_gem_shmem_is_purgeable(shmem)) {
-                       panfrost_gem_purge(&shmem->base);
+               if (drm_gem_shmem_is_purgeable(shmem) &&
+                   panfrost_gem_purge(&shmem->base)) {
                        freed += shmem->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
                        list_del_init(&shmem->madv_list);
                }