diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 36f1093e3c63..323706cefedf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_vma_manager.h>
 #include <drm/i915_drm.h>
 #include "i915_drv.h"
+#include "i915_vgpu.h"
 #include "i915_trace.h"
 #include "intel_drv.h"
 #include <linux/oom.h>
@@ -4987,6 +4988,10 @@ i915_gem_load(struct drm_device *dev)
 	else
 		dev_priv->num_fence_regs = 8;
 
+	if (intel_vgpu_active(dev))
+		dev_priv->num_fence_regs =
+				I915_READ(vgtif_reg(avail_rs.fence_num));
+
 	/* Initialize fence registers to zero */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.fence_list);
 	i915_gem_restore_fences(dev);