diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
index 32ded13491ca..67819deb45e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
@@ -1809,10 +1809,10 @@ struct xe_vm *xe_vm_create(struct xe_device *xe, u32 flags, struct xe_file *xef)
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 
 err_svm_fini:
-	if (flags & XE_VM_FLAG_FAULT_MODE) {
-		vm->size = 0; /* close the vm */
-		xe_svm_fini(vm);
-	}
+	vm->size = 0; /* close the vm */
+	if (flags & XE_VM_FLAG_FAULT_MODE)
+		xe_svm_close(vm);
+	xe_svm_fini(vm);
 err_no_resv:
 	mutex_destroy(&vm->snap_mutex);
 	for_each_tile(tile, xe, id)