diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 2abb53e6f1e0..9ec5a4e12af2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -1333,7 +1333,9 @@ void intel_setup_overlay(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	overlay->dev = dev;
 
-	reg_bo = i915_gem_object_create_stolen(dev, PAGE_SIZE);
+	reg_bo = NULL;
+	if (!OVERLAY_NEEDS_PHYSICAL(dev))
+		reg_bo = i915_gem_object_create_stolen(dev, PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (reg_bo == NULL)
 		reg_bo = i915_gem_alloc_object(dev, PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (reg_bo == NULL)