diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
index 2df55cc7e07f6..3393c1a6a0ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ void amdgpu_bo_free_kernel(struct amdgpu_bo **bo, u64 *gpu_addr,
 	if (*bo == NULL)
 		return;
 
+	WARN_ON(amdgpu_ttm_adev((*bo)->tbo.bdev)->in_suspend);
+
 	if (likely(amdgpu_bo_reserve(*bo, true) == 0)) {
 		if (cpu_addr)
 			amdgpu_bo_kunmap(*bo);