diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_debugfs.c
index 7827a785b020..047341d5689a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_debugfs.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static int forcewake_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct xe_gt *gt;
 	u8 id;
 
+	xe_device_mem_access_get(xe);
+
 	for_each_gt(gt, xe, id)
 		XE_WARN_ON(xe_force_wake_get(gt_to_fw(gt), XE_FORCEWAKE_ALL));
 
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ static int forcewake_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	for_each_gt(gt, xe, id)
 		XE_WARN_ON(xe_force_wake_put(gt_to_fw(gt), XE_FORCEWAKE_ALL));
 
+	xe_device_mem_access_put(xe);
+
 	return 0;
 }