diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
index 4732f803252..9ffef5b7ec3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ bo_free(struct iris_bo *bo)
    if (!bo->real.userptr && bo->real.map)
       bo_unmap(bo);
 
-   if (bo->idle) {
+   if (bo->idle || !iris_bo_busy(bo)) {
       bo_close(bo);
    } else {
       /* Defer closing the GEM BO and returning the VMA for reuse until the