diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
index 29c87b3c23bc..aee0a77c77e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright © 2019 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include "gem/i915_gem_lmem.h"
 #include "gem/i915_gem_object.h"
 
 #include "i915_drv.h"
@@ -108,8 +109,8 @@ static struct i915_vma *create_ring_vma(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt, int size)
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 
-	obj = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-	if (i915_ggtt_has_aperture(ggtt))
+	obj = i915_gem_object_create_lmem(i915, size, I915_BO_ALLOC_VOLATILE);
+	if (IS_ERR(obj) && i915_ggtt_has_aperture(ggtt))
 		obj = i915_gem_object_create_stolen(i915, size);
 	if (IS_ERR(obj))
 		obj = i915_gem_object_create_internal(i915, size);