diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
index 4208329ca2af2b451de6f6ed4da77ad5e1e34113..a911de6386b47207e61876c635f77c05bb1e0e7e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/job.c
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ static bool check_reloc(struct host1x_reloc *reloc, struct host1x_bo *cmdbuf,
 	if (reloc->cmdbuf.bo != cmdbuf || reloc->cmdbuf.offset != offset)
 		return false;
 
+	/* relocation shift value validation isn't implemented yet */
+	if (reloc->shift)
+		return false;
+
 	return true;
 }