diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.c
index c52e169ec6fc..c5b27ed0aa30 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.c
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_alloc_gws(struct kgd_dev *kgd, size_t size,
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = (struct amdgpu_device *)kgd;
 	struct amdgpu_bo *bo = NULL;
+	struct amdgpu_bo_user *ubo;
 	struct amdgpu_bo_param bp;
 	int r;
 
@@ -330,13 +331,14 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_alloc_gws(struct kgd_dev *kgd, size_t size,
 	bp.resv = NULL;
 	bp.bo_ptr_size = sizeof(struct amdgpu_bo);
 
-	r = amdgpu_bo_create(adev, &bp, &bo);
+	r = amdgpu_bo_create_user(adev, &bp, &ubo);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(adev->dev,
 			"failed to allocate gws BO for amdkfd (%d)\n", r);
 		return r;
 	}
 
+	bo = &ubo->bo;
 	*mem_obj = bo;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
index bca260d56f76..311bcdc59eda 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ int amdgpu_gem_object_create(struct amdgpu_device *adev, unsigned long size,
 			     struct drm_gem_object **obj)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_bo *bo;
+	struct amdgpu_bo_user *ubo;
 	struct amdgpu_bo_param bp;
 	int r;
 
@@ -73,10 +74,11 @@ int amdgpu_gem_object_create(struct amdgpu_device *adev, unsigned long size,
 	bp.domain = initial_domain;
 	bp.bo_ptr_size = sizeof(struct amdgpu_bo);
 
-	r = amdgpu_bo_create(adev, &bp, &bo);
+	r = amdgpu_bo_create_user(adev, &bp, &ubo);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	bo = &ubo->bo;
 	*obj = &bo->tbo.base;
 	(*obj)->funcs = &amdgpu_gem_object_funcs;