diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index dca4dfdd332d..9a05caec3c99 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -672,12 +672,6 @@ static bool ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 {
 	bool ret = false;
 
-	if (bo->pin_count) {
-		*locked = false;
-		*busy = false;
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	if (bo->base.resv == ctx->resv) {
 		dma_resv_assert_held(bo->base.resv);
 		if (ctx->flags & TTM_OPT_FLAG_ALLOW_RES_EVICT)