diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 9361c7b54a7f19c8c5519863a6a482fa3d4facf3..eb524bdf0c357b605c847fe7de009182c5c689e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3790,7 +3790,12 @@ void __i915_vma_set_map_and_fenceable(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	mappable = (vma->node.start + fence_size <=
 		    dev_priv->ggtt.mappable_end);
 
-	if (mappable && fenceable)
+	/*
+	 * Explicitly disable for rotated VMA since the display does not
+	 * need the fence and the VMA is not accessible to other users.
+	 */
+	if (mappable && fenceable &&
+	    vma->ggtt_view.type != I915_GGTT_VIEW_ROTATED)
 		vma->flags |= I915_VMA_CAN_FENCE;
 	else
 		vma->flags &= ~I915_VMA_CAN_FENCE;