diff --git a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c
index 6e367ddb9e1b..6c16b21994ab 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ int amdxdna_drm_get_bo_info_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm
 int amdxdna_drm_sync_bo_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 			      void *data, struct drm_file *filp)
 {
+	struct amdxdna_client *client = filp->driver_priv;
 	struct amdxdna_dev *xdna = to_xdna_dev(dev);
 	struct amdxdna_drm_sync_bo *args = data;
 	struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo;
@@ -1061,7 +1062,7 @@ int amdxdna_drm_sync_bo_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 		 args->handle, args->offset, args->size);
 
 	if (args->direction == SYNC_DIRECT_FROM_DEVICE)
-		ret = amdxdna_hwctx_sync_debug_bo(abo->client, args->handle);
+		ret = amdxdna_hwctx_sync_debug_bo(client, args->handle);
 
 put_obj:
 	drm_gem_object_put(gobj);