diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio_gem.c
index 3741ae60f532..d54477b93b6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio_gem.c
@@ -39,10 +39,20 @@ struct xe_mmio_gem {
 	phys_addr_t phys_addr;
 };
 
+static int xe_mmio_gem_vm_may_split(struct vm_area_struct *area, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Forbid splitting. Together with VM_DONTEXPAND, this keeps the VMA
+	 * matching the GEM object exactly.
+	 */
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static const struct vm_operations_struct vm_ops = {
 	.open = drm_gem_vm_open,
 	.close = drm_gem_vm_close,
 	.fault = xe_mmio_gem_vm_fault,
+	.may_split = xe_mmio_gem_vm_may_split,
 };
 
 static const struct drm_gem_object_funcs xe_mmio_gem_funcs = {