diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_buddy.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_buddy.c
index fe1871d7c126..e9d4200ce3bc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_buddy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_buddy.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ int __init i915_global_buddy_init(void)
 	if (!global.slab_blocks)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	i915_global_register(&global.base);
 	return 0;
 }