diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
index 7fb1c88bcc47..69dfe69ce0f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_shader.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ int vmw_compat_shader_add(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		.busy_domain = VMW_BO_DOMAIN_SYS,
 		.bo_type = ttm_bo_type_device,
 		.size = size,
-		.pin = true,
+		.pin = false,
 		.keep_resv = true,
 	};