diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vce_v1_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vce_v1_0.c
index a49f11be74b2..92c3cf3fce4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vce_v1_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vce_v1_0.c
@@ -545,11 +545,13 @@ static int vce_v1_0_ensure_vcpu_bo_32bit_addr(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	if (adev->gmc.vram_start < adev->gmc.gart_start)
 		return amdgpu_bo_gpu_offset(adev->vce.vcpu_bo) <= max_vcpu_bo_addr ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 
-	r = amdgpu_gtt_mgr_alloc_entries(&adev->mman.gtt_mgr,
-					 &adev->vce.gart_node, num_pages,
-					 DRM_MM_INSERT_LOW);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
+	if (!drm_mm_node_allocated(&adev->vce.gart_node)) {
+		r = amdgpu_gtt_mgr_alloc_entries(&adev->mman.gtt_mgr,
+						 &adev->vce.gart_node, num_pages,
+						 DRM_MM_INSERT_LOW);
+		if (r)
+			return r;
+	}
 
 	vce_gart_start_offs = amdgpu_gtt_node_to_byte_offset(&adev->vce.gart_node);