diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_tiling.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_tiling.c
index ca0c2f451742..e5d1ae8d4dba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_tiling.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_tiling.c
@@ -313,10 +313,14 @@ int
 i915_gem_set_tiling_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			  struct drm_file *file)
 {
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
 	struct drm_i915_gem_set_tiling *args = data;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!dev_priv->ggtt.num_fences)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	obj = i915_gem_object_lookup(file, args->handle);
 	if (!obj)
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -402,6 +406,9 @@ i915_gem_get_tiling_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	int err = -ENOENT;
 
+	if (!dev_priv->ggtt.num_fences)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	obj = i915_gem_object_lookup_rcu(file, args->handle);
 	if (obj) {