diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index 1f134570b759..f0ab6b2313bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -3729,7 +3729,7 @@ int vmw_validate_single_buffer(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 {
 	struct vmw_buffer_object *vbo =
 		container_of(bo, struct vmw_buffer_object, base);
-	struct ttm_operation_ctx ctx = { interruptible, true };
+	struct ttm_operation_ctx ctx = { interruptible, false };
 	int ret;
 
 	if (vbo->pin_count > 0)