diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c
index b6d07f2e73bf..886bafd31f45 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ads.c
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ int xe_guc_ads_init(struct xe_guc_ads *ads)
 		u32 um_flags = XE_BO_FLAG_VRAM_IF_DGFX(tile) |
 			       XE_BO_FLAG_GGTT |
 			       XE_BO_FLAG_GGTT_INVALIDATE |
-			       XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED_NORESTORE;
+			       XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED_NORESTORE |
+			       XE_BO_FLAG_NEEDS_UC;
 
 		bo = xe_managed_bo_create_pin_map(xe, tile, um_size, um_flags);
 		if (IS_ERR(bo))