diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
index 8d1e869cc196..34ab08369e04 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_resource.c
@@ -862,22 +862,21 @@ void vmw_query_move_notify(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	struct ttm_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
 	struct vmw_private *dev_priv;
 
-
 	dev_priv = container_of(bdev, struct vmw_private, bdev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->binding_mutex);
 
-	dx_query_mob = container_of(bo, struct vmw_buffer_object, base);
-	if (!dx_query_mob || !dx_query_mob->dx_query_ctx) {
-		mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->binding_mutex);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/* If BO is being moved from MOB to system memory */
 	if (new_mem->mem_type == TTM_PL_SYSTEM &&
 	    old_mem->mem_type == VMW_PL_MOB) {
 		struct vmw_fence_obj *fence;
 
+		dx_query_mob = container_of(bo, struct vmw_buffer_object, base);
+		if (!dx_query_mob || !dx_query_mob->dx_query_ctx) {
+			mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->binding_mutex);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		(void) vmw_query_readback_all(dx_query_mob);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->binding_mutex);
 
@@ -891,7 +890,6 @@ void vmw_query_move_notify(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		(void) ttm_bo_wait(bo, false, false);
 	} else
 		mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->binding_mutex);
-
 }
 
 /**