diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 55730e29d3ae..e7bddf840a79 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -771,7 +771,8 @@ err_out:
 		ret = vmw_bo_dirty_add(bo);
 		if (!ret && surface && surface->res.func->dirty_alloc) {
 			surface->res.coherent = true;
-			ret = surface->res.func->dirty_alloc(&surface->res);
+			if (surface->res.dirty == NULL)
+				ret = surface->res.func->dirty_alloc(&surface->res);
 		}
 		ttm_bo_unreserve(&bo->tbo);
 	}