diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
index 4e65266e7b95bbb779c9f6ba242e0c8f77a86d26..712f9d14e7200678228065bd16d5d0bdec7a009b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
@@ -468,3 +468,7 @@ int intel_gvt_init_device(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	kfree(gvt);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_GVT_KVMGT)
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: kvmgt");
+#endif