diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 6396dece0db1..43eda720657f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_device *bdev,
 		if (locked)
 			dma_resv_unlock(res->bo->base.resv);
 	}
+	ttm_resource_cursor_fini_locked(&cursor);
 
 	if (!bo) {
 		if (busy_bo && !ttm_bo_get_unless_zero(busy_bo))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_device.c
index 09411978a13a..f9e9b1ec8c8a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_device.c
@@ -170,12 +170,17 @@ int ttm_device_swapout(struct ttm_device *bdev, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
 			num_pages = PFN_UP(bo->base.size);
 			ret = ttm_bo_swapout(bo, ctx, gfp_flags);
 			/* ttm_bo_swapout has dropped the lru_lock */
-			if (!ret)
+			if (!ret) {
+				ttm_resource_cursor_fini(&cursor);
 				return num_pages;
-			if (ret != -EBUSY)
+			}
+			if (ret != -EBUSY) {
+				ttm_resource_cursor_fini(&cursor);
 				return ret;
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	ttm_resource_cursor_fini_locked(&cursor);
 	spin_unlock(&bdev->lru_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
index 8bfbddddc0e8..9c8b6499edfb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
@@ -33,6 +33,37 @@
 
 #include <drm/drm_util.h>
 
+/**
+ * ttm_resource_cursor_fini_locked() - Finalize the LRU list cursor usage
+ * @cursor: The struct ttm_resource_cursor to finalize.
+ *
+ * The function pulls the LRU list cursor off any lists it was previusly
+ * attached to. Needs to be called with the LRU lock held. The function
+ * can be called multiple times after eachother.
+ */
+void ttm_resource_cursor_fini_locked(struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&cursor->man->bdev->lru_lock);
+	list_del_init(&cursor->hitch.link);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ttm_resource_cursor_fini() - Finalize the LRU list cursor usage
+ * @cursor: The struct ttm_resource_cursor to finalize.
+ *
+ * The function pulls the LRU list cursor off any lists it was previusly
+ * attached to. Needs to be called without the LRU list lock held. The
+ * function can be called multiple times after eachother.
+ */
+void ttm_resource_cursor_fini(struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor)
+{
+	spinlock_t *lru_lock = &cursor->man->bdev->lru_lock;
+
+	spin_lock(lru_lock);
+	ttm_resource_cursor_fini_locked(cursor);
+	spin_unlock(lru_lock);
+}
+
 /**
  * ttm_lru_bulk_move_init - initialize a bulk move structure
  * @bulk: the structure to init
@@ -485,12 +516,15 @@ void ttm_resource_manager_debug(struct ttm_resource_manager *man,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_resource_manager_debug);
 
 /**
- * ttm_resource_manager_first
- *
+ * ttm_resource_manager_first() - Start iterating over the resources
+ * of a resource manager
  * @man: resource manager to iterate over
  * @cursor: cursor to record the position
  *
- * Returns the first resource from the resource manager.
+ * Initializes the cursor and starts iterating. When done iterating,
+ * the caller must explicitly call ttm_resource_cursor_fini().
+ *
+ * Return: The first resource from the resource manager.
  */
 struct ttm_resource *
 ttm_resource_manager_first(struct ttm_resource_manager *man,
@@ -500,13 +534,15 @@ ttm_resource_manager_first(struct ttm_resource_manager *man,
 
 	cursor->priority = 0;
 	cursor->man = man;
-	cursor->cur = &man->lru[cursor->priority];
+	ttm_lru_item_init(&cursor->hitch, TTM_LRU_HITCH);
+	list_add(&cursor->hitch.link, &man->lru[cursor->priority]);
+
 	return ttm_resource_manager_next(cursor);
 }
 
 /**
- * ttm_resource_manager_next
- *
+ * ttm_resource_manager_next() - Continue iterating over the resource manager
+ * resources
  * @cursor: cursor to record the position
  *
  * Return: the next resource from the resource manager.
@@ -520,10 +556,10 @@ ttm_resource_manager_next(struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor)
 	lockdep_assert_held(&man->bdev->lru_lock);
 
 	for (;;) {
-		lru = list_entry(cursor->cur, typeof(*lru), link);
+		lru = &cursor->hitch;
 		list_for_each_entry_continue(lru, &man->lru[cursor->priority], link) {
 			if (ttm_lru_item_is_res(lru)) {
-				cursor->cur = &lru->link;
+				list_move(&cursor->hitch.link, &lru->link);
 				return ttm_lru_item_to_res(lru);
 			}
 		}
@@ -531,9 +567,11 @@ ttm_resource_manager_next(struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor)
 		if (++cursor->priority >= TTM_MAX_BO_PRIORITY)
 			break;
 
-		cursor->cur = &man->lru[cursor->priority];
+		list_move(&cursor->hitch.link, &man->lru[cursor->priority]);
 	}
 
+	ttm_resource_cursor_fini_locked(cursor);
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
index 7d81fd5b5b83..8fac781f641e 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
@@ -273,17 +273,22 @@ ttm_lru_item_to_res(struct ttm_lru_item *item)
  * struct ttm_resource_cursor
  *
  * @man: The resource manager currently being iterated over.
- * @cur: The list head the cursor currently points to.
+ * @hitch: A hitch list node inserted before the next resource
+ * to iterate over.
  * @priority: the current priority
  *
  * Cursor to iterate over the resources in a manager.
  */
 struct ttm_resource_cursor {
 	struct ttm_resource_manager *man;
-	struct list_head *cur;
+	struct ttm_lru_item hitch;
 	unsigned int priority;
 };
 
+void ttm_resource_cursor_fini_locked(struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor);
+
+void ttm_resource_cursor_fini(struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor);
+
 /**
  * struct ttm_lru_bulk_move_pos
  *