diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v5_0_1.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v5_0_1.c
index c28c6aff17aa..54fbf8d73ca6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v5_0_1.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/vcn_v5_0_1.c
@@ -1419,6 +1419,7 @@ static const struct amdgpu_ring_funcs vcn_v5_0_1_unified_ring_vm_funcs = {
 	.type = AMDGPU_RING_TYPE_VCN_ENC,
 	.align_mask = 0x3f,
 	.nop = VCN_ENC_CMD_NO_OP,
+	.no_user_fence = true,
 	.get_rptr = vcn_v5_0_1_unified_ring_get_rptr,
 	.get_wptr = vcn_v5_0_1_unified_ring_get_wptr,
 	.set_wptr = vcn_v5_0_1_unified_ring_set_wptr,