diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_gem.c
index ef35bc23bb36fa177ee66d65311e5f5ac586a454..11cc01b47bc0ad2990a7d419b320668d11b64696 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_gem.c
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ struct exynos_drm_gem *exynos_drm_gem_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (IS_ERR(exynos_gem))
 		return exynos_gem;
 
+	if (!is_drm_iommu_supported(dev) && (flags & EXYNOS_BO_NONCONTIG)) {
+		/*
+		 * when no IOMMU is available, all allocated buffers are
+		 * contiguous anyway, so drop EXYNOS_BO_NONCONTIG flag
+		 */
+		flags &= ~EXYNOS_BO_NONCONTIG;
+		DRM_WARN("Non-contiguous allocation is not supported without IOMMU, falling back to contiguous buffer\n");
+	}
+
 	/* set memory type and cache attribute from user side. */
 	exynos_gem->flags = flags;