diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dpt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dpt.c
index ad1a37b515fb..2a9f40a2b3ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dpt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dpt.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ intel_dpt_create(struct intel_framebuffer *fb)
 	vm->pte_encode = gen8_ggtt_pte_encode;
 
 	dpt->obj = dpt_obj;
+	dpt->obj->is_dpt = true;
 
 	return &dpt->vm;
 }
@@ -309,5 +310,6 @@ void intel_dpt_destroy(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 {
 	struct i915_dpt *dpt = i915_vm_to_dpt(vm);
 
+	dpt->obj->is_dpt = false;
 	i915_vm_put(&dpt->vm);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h
index f9a8acbba715..885ccde9dc3c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ i915_gem_object_never_mmap(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 static inline bool
 i915_gem_object_is_framebuffer(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
-	return READ_ONCE(obj->frontbuffer);
+	return READ_ONCE(obj->frontbuffer) || obj->is_dpt;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
index 19c9bdd8f905..5dcbbef31d44 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object {
 	 */
 	unsigned int cache_dirty:1;
 
+	/* @is_dpt: Object houses a display page table (DPT) */
+	unsigned int is_dpt:1;
+
 	/**
 	 * @read_domains: Read memory domains.
 	 *