diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
index 5fb156a01774ea5d245348f6e4341dfba5ca76aa..7f27cdb7afe2edb24b45088e8e62b54e751b5a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ int amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			return -ENOENT;
 		abo = gem_to_amdgpu_bo(gobj);
 		tv.bo = &abo->tbo;
-		tv.shared = false;
+		tv.shared = !!(abo->flags & AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VM_ALWAYS_VALID);
 		list_add(&tv.head, &list);
 	} else {
 		gobj = NULL;