diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/aperture_gm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/aperture_gm.c
index fe754022e356b033c2fa62af06c28f3612197df5..359d37d5c958c6b258053ba62804762f75d00087 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/aperture_gm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/aperture_gm.c
@@ -61,10 +61,12 @@ static int alloc_gm(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, bool high_gm)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
+	mmio_hw_access_pre(dev_priv);
 	ret = i915_gem_gtt_insert(&dev_priv->ggtt.vm, node,
 				  size, I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE,
 				  I915_COLOR_UNEVICTABLE,
 				  start, end, flags);
+	mmio_hw_access_post(dev_priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	if (ret)
 		gvt_err("fail to alloc %s gm space from host\n",