diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_vm.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_vm.c
index 945df72a51a9f2df78aac8f9a1c128ac85016a0e..b20c1e950d3e10fc7831e871ad407fe97002f36c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_vm.c
@@ -640,12 +640,12 @@ static int drm_mmap_locked(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		/* Don't let this area swap.  Change when
 		   DRM_KERNEL advisory is supported. */
 		vma->vm_flags |= VM_RESERVED;
-		vma->vm_page_prot = drm_dma_prot(map->type, vma);
 		break;
 	case _DRM_SCATTER_GATHER:
 		vma->vm_ops = &drm_vm_sg_ops;
 		vma->vm_private_data = (void *)map;
 		vma->vm_flags |= VM_RESERVED;
+		vma->vm_page_prot = drm_dma_prot(map->type, vma);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;	/* This should never happen. */