diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 0fa5034b9f9e..1a01669b159a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ static void ttm_bo_global_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj);
  * ttm_global_mutex - protecting the global BO state
  */
 DEFINE_MUTEX(ttm_global_mutex);
-struct ttm_bo_global ttm_bo_glob = {
-	.use_count = 0
-};
+unsigned ttm_bo_glob_use_count;
+struct ttm_bo_global ttm_bo_glob;
 
 static struct attribute ttm_bo_count = {
 	.name = "bo_count",
@@ -1531,12 +1530,13 @@ static void ttm_bo_global_release(void)
 	struct ttm_bo_global *glob = &ttm_bo_glob;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ttm_global_mutex);
-	if (--glob->use_count > 0)
+	if (--ttm_bo_glob_use_count > 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	kobject_del(&glob->kobj);
 	kobject_put(&glob->kobj);
 	ttm_mem_global_release(&ttm_mem_glob);
+	memset(glob, 0, sizeof(*glob));
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ttm_global_mutex);
 }
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_global_init(void)
 	unsigned i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ttm_global_mutex);
-	if (++glob->use_count > 1)
+	if (++ttm_bo_glob_use_count > 1)
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = ttm_mem_global_init(&ttm_mem_glob);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
index f1567c353b54..9a0909decb36 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ out_no_zone:
 
 void ttm_mem_global_release(struct ttm_mem_global *glob)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
 	struct ttm_mem_zone *zone;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	/* let the page allocator first stop the shrink work. */
 	ttm_page_alloc_fini();
@@ -475,9 +475,10 @@ void ttm_mem_global_release(struct ttm_mem_global *glob)
 		zone = glob->zones[i];
 		kobject_del(&zone->kobj);
 		kobject_put(&zone->kobj);
-			}
+	}
 	kobject_del(&glob->kobj);
 	kobject_put(&glob->kobj);
+	memset(glob, 0, sizeof(*glob));
 }
 
 static void ttm_check_swapping(struct ttm_mem_global *glob)
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
index cbf3180cb612..668ad971cd7b 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ extern struct ttm_bo_global {
 	/**
 	 * Protected by ttm_global_mutex.
 	 */
-	unsigned int use_count;
 	struct list_head device_list;
 
 	/**