diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.c
index 95e56950231..099223b7253 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.c
@@ -27,10 +27,16 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include "drm-uapi/v3d_drm.h"
+#include "util/u_memory.h"
 
-bool
-v3dv_bo_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device, uint32_t size, struct v3dv_bo *bo)
+struct v3dv_bo *
+v3dv_bo_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device, uint32_t size)
 {
+   struct v3dv_bo *bo = vk_alloc(&device->alloc, sizeof(struct v3dv_bo), 8,
+                                 VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_DEVICE);
+   if (!bo)
+      return NULL;
+
    const uint32_t page_align = 4096; /* Always allocate full pages */
    size = align(size, page_align);
    struct drm_v3d_create_bo create = {
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ v3dv_bo_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device, uint32_t size, struct v3dv_bo *bo)
 
    int ret = v3dv_ioctl(device->fd, DRM_IOCTL_V3D_CREATE_BO, &create);
    if (ret != 0)
-      return false;
+      return NULL;
 
    assert(create.offset % page_align == 0);
    assert((create.offset & 0xffffffff) == create.offset);
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ v3dv_bo_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device, uint32_t size, struct v3dv_bo *bo)
    bo->map = NULL;
    bo->map_size = 0;
 
-   return true;
+   return bo;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -68,6 +74,8 @@ v3dv_bo_free(struct v3dv_device *device, struct v3dv_bo *bo)
    if (ret != 0)
       fprintf(stderr, "close object %d: %s\n", bo->handle, strerror(errno));
 
+   vk_free(&device->alloc, bo);
+
    return ret == 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.h b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.h
index d6c9cadfeb3..49cb893e8c8 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_bo.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct v3dv_bo {
    void *map;
 };
 
-bool v3dv_bo_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device, uint32_t size, struct v3dv_bo *bo);
+struct v3dv_bo *v3dv_bo_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device, uint32_t size);
 
 bool v3dv_bo_free(struct v3dv_device *device, struct v3dv_bo *bo);
 
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
index 96fe7bc00af..cc96d3351c3 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
@@ -1017,8 +1017,8 @@ device_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device,
 {
    /* Our kernel interface is 32-bit */
    assert((size & 0xffffffff) == size);
-   bool ok = v3dv_bo_alloc(device, size, &mem->bo);
-   if (!ok)
+   mem->bo = v3dv_bo_alloc(device, size);
+   if (!mem->bo)
       return VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY;
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ device_alloc(struct v3dv_device *device,
 static void
 device_free(struct v3dv_device *device, struct v3dv_device_memory *mem)
 {
-   v3dv_bo_free(device, &mem->bo);
+   v3dv_bo_free(device, mem->bo);
 }
 
 static VkResult
@@ -1040,9 +1040,9 @@ device_map(struct v3dv_device *device,
     *   considered to be currently host mapped. It is an application error to
     *   call vkMapMemory on a memory object that is already host mapped."
     */
-   assert(mem && mem->bo.map == NULL);
+   assert(mem && mem->bo->map == NULL);
 
-   bool ok = v3dv_bo_map(device, &mem->bo, size);
+   bool ok = v3dv_bo_map(device, mem->bo, size);
    if (!ok)
       return VK_ERROR_MEMORY_MAP_FAILED;
 
@@ -1052,8 +1052,8 @@ device_map(struct v3dv_device *device,
 static void
 device_unmap(struct v3dv_device *device, struct v3dv_device_memory *mem)
 {
-   assert(mem && mem->bo.map && mem->bo.map_size > 0);
-   v3dv_bo_unmap(device, &mem->bo);
+   assert(mem && mem->bo->map && mem->bo->map_size > 0);
+   v3dv_bo_unmap(device, mem->bo);
 }
 
 VkResult
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ v3dv_FreeMemory(VkDevice _device,
    if (mem == NULL)
       return;
 
-   if (mem->bo.map)
+   if (mem->bo->map)
       v3dv_UnmapMemory(_device, _mem);
 
    device_free(device, mem);
@@ -1120,14 +1120,14 @@ v3dv_MapMemory(VkDevice _device,
       return VK_SUCCESS;
    }
 
-   assert(offset < mem->bo.size);
+   assert(offset < mem->bo->size);
 
    /* We always map from the beginning of the region, so if our offset
     * is not 0 and we are not mapping the entire region, we need to
     * add the offset to the map size.
     */
    if (size == VK_WHOLE_SIZE)
-      size = mem->bo.size;
+      size = mem->bo->size;
    else if (offset > 0)
       size += offset;
 
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ v3dv_MapMemory(VkDevice _device,
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       return vk_error(device->instance, result);
 
-   *ppData = ((uint8_t *) mem->bo.map) + offset;
+   *ppData = ((uint8_t *) mem->bo->map) + offset;
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ v3dv_BindImageMemory(VkDevice _device,
     *    vkGetImageMemoryRequirements with image"
     */
    assert(memoryOffset % image->alignment == 0);
-   assert(memoryOffset < mem->bo.size);
+   assert(memoryOffset < mem->bo->size);
 
    image->mem = mem;
    image->mem_offset = memoryOffset;
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ v3dv_BindBufferMemory(VkDevice _device,
     *    vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements with buffer"
     */
    assert(memoryOffset % buffer->alignment == 0);
-   assert(memoryOffset < mem->bo.size);
+   assert(memoryOffset < mem->bo->size);
 
    buffer->mem = mem;
    buffer->mem_offset = memoryOffset;
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_private.h b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_private.h
index e32b6353306..44d597d35f3 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_private.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_private.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ struct v3dv_device {
 };
 
 struct v3dv_device_memory {
-   struct v3dv_bo bo;
+   struct v3dv_bo *bo;
    const VkMemoryType *type;
 };