diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index 127867c2fc37..79e81f397e60 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ struct amdgpu_ring {
 	struct amdgpu_ctx	*current_ctx;
 	enum amdgpu_ring_type	type;
 	char			name[16];
+	bool                    is_pte_ring;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
index 5f2403898b06..9ff4d2756a6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ int amdgpu_cs_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *filp)
 			amdgpu_cs_parser_get_ring(adev, parser);
 		parser->uf.sequence = atomic64_inc_return(
 			&parser->ctx->rings[ring->idx].c_entity.last_queued_v_seq);
-		if ((parser->bo_list && parser->bo_list->has_userptr)) {
+		if (ring->is_pte_ring || (parser->bo_list && parser->bo_list->has_userptr)) {
 			r = amdgpu_cs_parser_prepare_job(parser);
 			if (r)
 				goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/cik_sdma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/cik_sdma.c
index 15df46c93f0a..dd3da7bb11c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/cik_sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/cik_sdma.c
@@ -1404,5 +1404,6 @@ static void cik_sdma_set_vm_pte_funcs(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	if (adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs == NULL) {
 		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs = &cik_sdma_vm_pte_funcs;
 		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs_ring = &adev->sdma[0].ring;
+		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs_ring->is_pte_ring = true;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c
index a988dfb1d394..8b7e2438b6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v2_4.c
@@ -1415,5 +1415,6 @@ static void sdma_v2_4_set_vm_pte_funcs(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	if (adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs == NULL) {
 		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs = &sdma_v2_4_vm_pte_funcs;
 		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs_ring = &adev->sdma[0].ring;
+		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs_ring->is_pte_ring = true;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v3_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v3_0.c
index 8f4aac23b317..4b5d769bdb4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v3_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v3_0.c
@@ -1540,5 +1540,6 @@ static void sdma_v3_0_set_vm_pte_funcs(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	if (adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs == NULL) {
 		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs = &sdma_v3_0_vm_pte_funcs;
 		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs_ring = &adev->sdma[0].ring;
+		adev->vm_manager.vm_pte_funcs_ring->is_pte_ring = true;
 	}
 }