diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 8867818b140173fc3c107b299a7b553a6287f8f9..d65cbe6afb92d4c1d11b06d9e144eea35f8db56b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ i915_gem_alloc_context_obj(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	int ret;
 
-	obj = i915_gem_object_create_stolen(dev, size);
-	if (obj == NULL)
-		obj = i915_gem_alloc_object(dev, size);
+	obj = i915_gem_alloc_object(dev, size);
 	if (obj == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);