diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
index 5423ec56b535..f5918707672f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
@@ -415,13 +415,16 @@ void drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked);
 
-void drm_gem_shmem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
+bool drm_gem_shmem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem = to_drm_gem_shmem_obj(obj);
 
-	mutex_lock(&shmem->pages_lock);
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&shmem->pages_lock))
+		return false;
 	drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked(obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&shmem->pages_lock);
+
+	return true;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_shmem_purge);
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
index ce1600fdfc3e..01f514521687 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static inline bool drm_gem_shmem_is_purgeable(struct drm_gem_shmem_object *shmem
 }
 
 void drm_gem_shmem_purge_locked(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
-void drm_gem_shmem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
+bool drm_gem_shmem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 
 struct drm_gem_shmem_object *
 drm_gem_shmem_create_with_handle(struct drm_file *file_priv,