diff --git a/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index a5490abfb4b..47a85a2eda2 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_alloc_resource(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		may_evict = (force_space && place->mem_type != TTM_PL_SYSTEM);
 		ret = ttm_resource_alloc(bo, place, res, force_space ? &limit_pool : NULL);
 		if (ret) {
-			if (ret != -ENOSPC && ret != -EAGAIN) {
+			if (ret != -ENOSPC) {
 				dmem_cgroup_pool_state_put(limit_pool);
 				return ret;
 			}
diff --git a/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c b/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
index fb31b514c8f..ee057400359 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
@@ -384,8 +384,11 @@ int ttm_resource_alloc(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 
 	if (man->cg) {
 		ret = dmem_cgroup_try_charge(man->cg, bo->base.size, &pool, ret_limit_pool);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+				ret = -ENOSPC;
 			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = man->func->alloc(man, bo, place, res_ptr);