diff --git a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_bo_cache.c b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_bo_cache.c
index dbc21a65536..4fe9a00c811 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_bo_cache.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_bo_cache.c
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ retry:
 int
 fd_bo_cache_free(struct fd_bo_cache *cache, struct fd_bo *bo)
 {
+   if (bo->nosync || bo->shared)
+      return -1;
+
    struct fd_bo_bucket *bucket = get_bucket(cache, bo->size);
 
    /* see if we can be green and recycle: */