diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lmtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lmtt.c
index 0d7c5514e092..dfb0e1887615 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lmtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lmtt.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct xe_lmtt_pt *lmtt_pt_alloc(struct xe_lmtt *lmtt, unsigned int level
 					     lmtt->ops->lmtt_pte_num(level)),
 				  ttm_bo_type_kernel,
 				  XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM_IF_DGFX(lmtt_to_tile(lmtt)) |
-				  XE_BO_CREATE_PINNED_BIT);
+				  XE_BO_NEEDS_64K | XE_BO_CREATE_PINNED_BIT);
 	if (IS_ERR(bo)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(bo);
 		goto out_free_pt;