diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.c
index f3c819fffc4..c51b1924560 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.c
@@ -142,15 +142,17 @@ bo_free(struct v3dv_device *device,
    if (ret != 0)
       fprintf(stderr, "close object %d: %s\n", bo->handle, strerror(errno));
 
-   device->bo_count--;
-   device->bo_size -= bo->size;
+   if (!bo->is_import) {
+      device->bo_count--;
+      device->bo_size -= bo->size;
 
-   if (dump_stats) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Freed %s%s%dkb:\n",
-              bo->name ? bo->name : "",
-              bo->name ? " " : "",
-              bo->size / 1024);
-      bo_dump_stats(device);
+      if (dump_stats) {
+         fprintf(stderr, "Freed %s%s%dkb:\n",
+                 bo->name ? bo->name : "",
+                 bo->name ? " " : "",
+                 bo->size / 1024);
+         bo_dump_stats(device);
+      }
    }
 
    /* Our BO structs are stored in a sparse array in the physical device,
@@ -198,9 +200,21 @@ v3dv_bo_init(struct v3dv_bo *bo,
    bo->name = name;
    bo->private = private;
    bo->dumb_handle = -1;
+   bo->is_import = false;
    list_inithead(&bo->list_link);
 }
 
+void
+v3dv_bo_init_import(struct v3dv_bo *bo,
+                    uint32_t handle,
+                    uint32_t size,
+                    uint32_t offset,
+                    bool private)
+{
+   v3dv_bo_init(bo, handle, size, offset, "import", private);
+   bo->is_import = true;
+}
+
 struct v3dv_bo *
 v3dv_bo_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device,
               uint32_t size,
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.h b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.h
index 191c087dfb4..d7a48234677 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ struct v3dv_bo {
     */
    bool private;
 
+   /** If this BO has been imported */
+   bool is_import;
+
    /**
     * If this BO was allocated for a swapchain on the display device, the
     * handle of the dumb BO on that device.
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ struct v3dv_bo {
 };
 
 void v3dv_bo_init(struct v3dv_bo *bo, uint32_t handle, uint32_t size, uint32_t offset, const char *name, bool private);
+void v3dv_bo_init_import(struct v3dv_bo *bo, uint32_t handle, uint32_t size, uint32_t offset, bool private);
 
 struct v3dv_bo *v3dv_bo_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device, uint32_t size, const char *name, bool private);
 
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
index 4f3e2dae7b7..b86239d66ec 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
@@ -2278,7 +2278,7 @@ device_import_bo(struct v3dv_device *device,
    assert(*bo);
 
    if ((*bo)->refcnt == 0)
-      v3dv_bo_init(*bo, handle, size, get_offset.offset, "import", false);
+      v3dv_bo_init_import(*bo, handle, size, get_offset.offset, false);
    else
       p_atomic_inc(&(*bo)->refcnt);