diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
index 346cef5ce251..1359eb8f1a02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c
@@ -150,7 +150,13 @@ static int virtio_gpu_object_shmem_init(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	shmem->pages = drm_gem_shmem_get_pages_sgt(&bo->base.base);
+	/*
+	 * virtio_gpu uses drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table instead of
+	 * drm_gem_shmem_get_pages_sgt because virtio has it's own set of
+	 * dma-ops. This is discouraged for other drivers, but should be fine
+	 * since virtio_gpu doesn't support dma-buf import from other devices.
+	 */
+	shmem->pages = drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table(&bo->base.base);
 	if (!shmem->pages) {
 		drm_gem_shmem_unpin(&bo->base.base);
 		return -EINVAL;