diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index d7849c7fb07e..1813c8ab0500 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ static void xe_evict_flags(struct ttm_buffer_object *tbo,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* No resource: nothing is placed/mapped, so there is nothing to evict. */
+	if (!tbo->resource) {
+		placement->num_placement = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	bo = ttm_to_xe_bo(tbo);
 	if (bo->flags & XE_BO_FLAG_CPU_ADDR_MIRROR) {
 		*placement = sys_placement;