diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_reg_whitelist.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_reg_whitelist.c
index e9d0a0b82527..76ac23644a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_reg_whitelist.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_reg_whitelist.c
@@ -215,6 +215,18 @@ void xe_reg_whitelist_process_engine(struct xe_hw_engine *hwe)
 	first_oa_slot = whitelist_apply_to_hwe(hwe, &hwe->reg_whitelist, &hwe->reg_sr, 0);
 
 	xe_rtp_process_to_sr(&ctx, &oa_whitelist, &hwe->oa_whitelist, false);
+
+	/*
+	 * Save oa nonpriv registers to hwe->oa_sr, from which oa registers are whitelisted
+	 * or de-whitelisted, by toggling the 'deny' bit on oa stream open/close
+	 */
+	whitelist_apply_to_hwe(hwe, &hwe->oa_whitelist, &hwe->oa_sr, first_oa_slot);
+
+	/*
+	 * Also save oa nonpriv registers to hwe->reg_sr, to ensure oa registers are not
+	 * whitelisted by default after probe, gt reset, resume and engine reset
+	 */
+	whitelist_apply_to_hwe(hwe, &hwe->oa_whitelist, &hwe->reg_sr, first_oa_slot);
 }
 
 /**