diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
index dcd8c066bc1f..1b013a44ca99 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ static bool amdgpu_sync_test_fence(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 
 	/* Never sync to VM updates either. */
 	if (fence_owner == AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_VM &&
-	    owner != AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_UNDEFINED)
+	    owner != AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_UNDEFINED &&
+	    owner != AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_KFD)
 		return false;
 
 	/* Ignore fences depending on the sync mode */