diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
index d1533bdc1335ed6b29d4affe5a807e2bc8a495ef..2b7e85318a76a3ebc37fd9070ed19934485655bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static int etnaviv_gem_userptr_get_pages(struct etnaviv_gem_object *etnaviv_obj)
 		struct page **pages = pvec + pinned;
 
 		ret = pin_user_pages_fast(ptr, num_pages,
-					  !userptr->ro ? FOLL_WRITE : 0, pages);
+					  FOLL_WRITE | FOLL_FORCE, pages);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			unpin_user_pages(pvec, pinned);
 			kvfree(pvec);