diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 1ca90377581ce4c4cc1718f8bccee53e5cf76daa..6cbb7d4bdd11dd329010d452ffad8e6b525bb8e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc vmw_ioctls[] = {
 		      DRM_MASTER | DRM_AUTH),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_UPDATE_LAYOUT,
 		      vmw_kms_update_layout_ioctl,
-		      DRM_MASTER),
+		      DRM_MASTER | DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW),
 	VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_CREATE_SHADER,
 		      vmw_shader_define_ioctl,
 		      DRM_AUTH | DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),