diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index ec774d95cf99..034ba2c6064a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2761,12 +2761,14 @@ int i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	 * cause memory corruption through use-after-free.
 	 */
 
-	i915_gem_object_finish_gtt(obj);
+	if (i915_is_ggtt(vma->vm)) {
+		i915_gem_object_finish_gtt(obj);
 
-	/* release the fence reg _after_ flushing */
-	ret = i915_gem_object_put_fence(obj);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		/* release the fence reg _after_ flushing */
+		ret = i915_gem_object_put_fence(obj);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	trace_i915_vma_unbind(vma);