diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
index 028719fddf761e94b1f1ae44ef50f5fc860e2813..026612471c92de827d52f30b2e183e0253843c42 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_bo.c
@@ -439,8 +439,7 @@ nouveau_bo_evict_flags(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, struct ttm_placement *pl)
 
 	switch (bo->mem.mem_type) {
 	case TTM_PL_VRAM:
-		nouveau_bo_placement_set(nvbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_TT |
-					 TTM_PL_FLAG_SYSTEM);
+		nouveau_bo_placement_set(nvbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_TT);
 		break;
 	default:
 		nouveau_bo_placement_set(nvbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_SYSTEM);