diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index 5fef0b31c117..b129ce873af3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -4083,6 +4083,23 @@ static int vmw_execbuf_tie_context(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * DMA fence callback to remove a seqno_waiter
+ */
+struct seqno_waiter_rm_context {
+	struct dma_fence_cb base;
+	struct vmw_private *dev_priv;
+};
+
+static void seqno_waiter_rm_cb(struct dma_fence *f, struct dma_fence_cb *cb)
+{
+	struct seqno_waiter_rm_context *ctx =
+		container_of(cb, struct seqno_waiter_rm_context, base);
+
+	vmw_seqno_waiter_remove(ctx->dev_priv);
+	kfree(ctx);
+}
+
 int vmw_execbuf_process(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 			struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 			void __user *user_commands, void *kernel_commands,
@@ -4263,6 +4280,15 @@ int vmw_execbuf_process(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 		} else {
 			/* Link the fence with the FD created earlier */
 			fd_install(out_fence_fd, sync_file->file);
+			struct seqno_waiter_rm_context *ctx =
+				kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
+			ctx->dev_priv = dev_priv;
+			vmw_seqno_waiter_add(dev_priv);
+			if (dma_fence_add_callback(&fence->base, &ctx->base,
+						   seqno_waiter_rm_cb) < 0) {
+				vmw_seqno_waiter_remove(dev_priv);
+				kfree(ctx);
+			}
 		}
 	}