diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
index 70eae7d03a27..bf27fc9eebd3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_lrc.c
@@ -1068,6 +1068,9 @@ static ssize_t setup_utilization_wa(struct xe_lrc *lrc,
 {
 	u32 *cmd = batch;
 
+	if (IS_SRIOV_VF(gt_to_xe(lrc->gt)))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (xe_gt_WARN_ON(lrc->gt, max_len < 12))
 		return -ENOSPC;