diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
index 388c85b0f764ac18307f178e25d5aa54b57e6632..da28acb78a8878e2ccd41514f3300441e27b0ec1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
@@ -1224,8 +1224,10 @@ static int __igt_mmap_migrate(struct intel_memory_region **placements,
 					  expand32(POISON_INUSE), &rq);
 	i915_gem_object_unpin_pages(obj);
 	if (rq) {
-		dma_resv_add_fence(obj->base.resv, &rq->fence,
-				   DMA_RESV_USAGE_KERNEL);
+		err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(obj->base.resv, 1);
+		if (!err)
+			dma_resv_add_fence(obj->base.resv, &rq->fence,
+					   DMA_RESV_USAGE_KERNEL);
 		i915_request_put(rq);
 	}
 	i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);