diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device_memory.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device_memory.c
index 687a1071171..82f95e9bebc 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device_memory.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device_memory.c
@@ -61,16 +61,24 @@ vn_device_memory_pool_grow_alloc(struct vn_device *dev,
 
    result = vn_renderer_bo_create_from_device_memory(
       dev->renderer, mem->size, mem->base.id, mem_flags, 0, &mem->base_bo);
+   if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      assert(!mem->base_bo);
+      goto fail;
+   }
+
+   result =
+      vn_instance_submit_roundtrip(dev->instance, &mem->bo_roundtrip_seqno);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       goto fail;
 
-   vn_instance_roundtrip(dev->instance);
-
+   mem->bo_roundtrip_seqno_valid = true;
    *out_mem = mem;
 
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 
 fail:
+   if (mem->base_bo)
+      vn_renderer_bo_unref(dev->renderer, mem->base_bo);
    if (mem_handle != VK_NULL_HANDLE)
       vn_async_vkFreeMemory(dev->instance, dev_handle, mem_handle, NULL);
    vn_object_base_fini(&mem->base);
@@ -100,6 +108,10 @@ vn_device_memory_pool_unref(struct vn_device *dev,
    if (!vn_renderer_bo_unref(dev->renderer, pool_mem->base_bo))
       return;
 
+   /* wait on valid bo_roundtrip_seqno before vkFreeMemory */
+   if (pool_mem->bo_roundtrip_seqno_valid)
+      vn_instance_wait_roundtrip(dev->instance, pool_mem->bo_roundtrip_seqno);
+
    vn_async_vkFreeMemory(dev->instance, vn_device_to_handle(dev),
                          vn_device_memory_to_handle(pool_mem), NULL);
    vn_object_base_fini(&pool_mem->base);
@@ -292,7 +304,15 @@ vn_device_memory_alloc(struct vn_device *dev,
       return result;
    }
 
-   vn_instance_roundtrip(dev->instance);
+   result =
+      vn_instance_submit_roundtrip(dev->instance, &mem->bo_roundtrip_seqno);
+   if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      vn_renderer_bo_unref(dev->renderer, mem->base_bo);
+      vn_async_vkFreeMemory(dev->instance, dev_handle, mem_handle, NULL);
+      return result;
+   }
+
+   mem->bo_roundtrip_seqno_valid = true;
 
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -399,6 +419,10 @@ vn_FreeMemory(VkDevice device,
    } else {
       if (mem->base_bo)
          vn_renderer_bo_unref(dev->renderer, mem->base_bo);
+
+      if (mem->bo_roundtrip_seqno_valid)
+         vn_instance_wait_roundtrip(dev->instance, mem->bo_roundtrip_seqno);
+
       vn_async_vkFreeMemory(dev->instance, device, memory, NULL);
    }
 
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device_memory.h b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device_memory.h
index 04f23d10541..aedd8465e68 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device_memory.h
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_device_memory.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ struct vn_device_memory {
    struct vn_device_memory *base_memory;
    /* non-NULL when mappable or external */
    struct vn_renderer_bo *base_bo;
+   /* enforce kernel and ring ordering between memory export and free */
+   bool bo_roundtrip_seqno_valid;
+   uint32_t bo_roundtrip_seqno;
    VkDeviceSize base_offset;
 
    VkDeviceSize map_end;