diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 99d2a2c6a4ec..e44626a2e698 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,9 @@ static bool ttm_bo_places_compat(const struct ttm_place *places,
 
 		*new_flags = heap->flags;
 		if ((*new_flags & mem->placement & TTM_PL_MASK_CACHING) &&
-		    (*new_flags & mem->placement & TTM_PL_MASK_MEM))
+		    (*new_flags & mem->placement & TTM_PL_MASK_MEM) &&
+		    (!(*new_flags & TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS) ||
+		     (mem->placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS)))
 			return true;
 	}
 	return false;
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
index 932be0c8086e..e88a8e39767b 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED      (1 << 16)
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED    (1 << 17)
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_WC          (1 << 18)
+#define TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS  (1 << 19)
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT    (1 << 21)
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_TOPDOWN     (1 << 22)