diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
index 341fa93a71e4..861b1be231de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
@@ -496,6 +496,8 @@ void __xe_bo_release_dummy(struct kref *kref);
  * @bo: The bo to put.
  * @deferred: List to which to add the buffer object if we cannot put, or
  * NULL if the function is to put unconditionally.
+ * @added: BO was added to deferred list, written back to caller, can be NULL if
+ * writeback is not needed. Only set to true when added, never set to false.
  *
  * Since the final freeing of an object includes both sleeping and (!)
  * memory allocation in the dma_resv individualization, it's not ok
@@ -515,7 +517,8 @@ void __xe_bo_release_dummy(struct kref *kref);
  * false otherwise.
  */
 static inline bool
-xe_bo_put_deferred(struct xe_bo *bo, struct llist_head *deferred)
+xe_bo_put_deferred(struct xe_bo *bo, struct llist_head *deferred,
+		   bool *added)
 {
 	if (!deferred) {
 		xe_bo_put(bo);
@@ -525,6 +528,9 @@ xe_bo_put_deferred(struct xe_bo *bo, struct llist_head *deferred)
 	if (!kref_put(&bo->ttm.base.refcount, __xe_bo_release_dummy))
 		return false;
 
+	if (added)
+		*added = true;
+
 	return llist_add(&bo->freed, deferred);
 }
 
@@ -541,7 +547,7 @@ xe_bo_put_async(struct xe_bo *bo)
 {
 	struct xe_bo_dev *bo_device = &xe_bo_device(bo)->bo_device;
 
-	if (xe_bo_put_deferred(bo, &bo_device->async_list))
+	if (xe_bo_put_deferred(bo, &bo_device->async_list, NULL))
 		schedule_work(&bo_device->async_free);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_drm_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_drm_client.c
index e116fb562c4c..4c424d1c6721 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_drm_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_drm_client.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void show_meminfo(struct drm_printer *p, struct drm_file *file)
 			xe_assert(xef->xe, !list_empty(&bo->client_link));
 		}
 
-		xe_bo_put_deferred(bo, &deferred);
+		xe_bo_put_deferred(bo, &deferred, NULL);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&client->bos_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt.c
index dd007e3bc40e..42a37e40a6c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void xe_pt_destroy(struct xe_pt *pt, u32 flags, struct llist_head *deferred)
 
 	XE_WARN_ON(!list_empty(&pt->bo->ttm.base.gpuva.list));
 	xe_bo_unpin(pt->bo);
-	xe_bo_put_deferred(pt->bo, deferred);
+	xe_bo_put_deferred(pt->bo, deferred, NULL);
 
 	if (pt->level > 0 && pt->num_live) {
 		struct xe_pt_dir *pt_dir = as_xe_pt_dir(pt);