diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
index 5e93a52d4f2c..210d50365162 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void ttm_tt_destroy(struct ttm_tt *ttm)
 		ttm_tt_unbind(ttm);
 	}
 
-	if (likely(ttm->pages != NULL)) {
+	if (ttm->state == tt_unbound) {
 		ttm->bdev->driver->ttm_tt_unpopulate(ttm);
 	}