diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_virt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_virt.c
index e4af40b9a8aa..9c765b04aae3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_virt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_virt.c
@@ -726,6 +726,12 @@ void amdgpu_detect_virtualization(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 			adev->virt.caps |= AMDGPU_PASSTHROUGH_MODE;
 	}
 
+	if (amdgpu_sriov_vf(adev) && adev->asic_type == CHIP_SIENNA_CICHLID)
+		/* VF MMIO access (except mailbox range) from CPU
+		 * will be blocked during sriov runtime
+		 */
+		adev->virt.caps |= AMDGPU_VF_MMIO_ACCESS_PROTECT;
+
 	/* we have the ability to check now */
 	if (amdgpu_sriov_vf(adev)) {
 		switch (adev->asic_type) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_virt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_virt.h
index d94c31e68a14..49c4347d154c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_virt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_virt.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define AMDGPU_SRIOV_CAPS_IS_VF        (1 << 2) /* this GPU is a virtual function */
 #define AMDGPU_PASSTHROUGH_MODE        (1 << 3) /* thw whole GPU is pass through for VM */
 #define AMDGPU_SRIOV_CAPS_RUNTIME      (1 << 4) /* is out of full access mode */
+#define AMDGPU_VF_MMIO_ACCESS_PROTECT  (1 << 5) /* MMIO write access is not allowed in sriov runtime */
 
 /* flags for indirect register access path supported by rlcg for sriov */
 #define AMDGPU_RLCG_GC_WRITE_LEGACY    (0x8 << 28)
@@ -297,6 +298,9 @@ struct amdgpu_video_codec_info;
 #define amdgpu_passthrough(adev) \
 ((adev)->virt.caps & AMDGPU_PASSTHROUGH_MODE)
 
+#define amdgpu_sriov_vf_mmio_access_protection(adev) \
+((adev)->virt.caps & AMDGPU_VF_MMIO_ACCESS_PROTECT)
+
 static inline bool is_virtual_machine(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
index 83b0c5d86e48..2291aa14d888 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
@@ -2338,7 +2338,11 @@ void amdgpu_vm_manager_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	if (amdgpu_vm_update_mode == -1) {
-		if (amdgpu_gmc_vram_full_visible(&adev->gmc))
+		/* For asic with VF MMIO access protection
+		 * avoid using CPU for VM table updates
+		 */
+		if (amdgpu_gmc_vram_full_visible(&adev->gmc) &&
+		    !amdgpu_sriov_vf_mmio_access_protection(adev))
 			adev->vm_manager.vm_update_mode =
 				AMDGPU_VM_USE_CPU_FOR_COMPUTE;
 		else