diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_stolen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_stolen.c
index e1a32672bbe8..293f640faa0a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_stolen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_stolen.c
@@ -803,6 +803,8 @@ i915_gem_stolen_lmem_setup(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 	intel_memory_region_set_name(mem, "stolen-local");
 
+	mem->private = true;
+
 	return mem;
 }
 
@@ -821,6 +823,8 @@ i915_gem_stolen_smem_setup(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 	intel_memory_region_set_name(mem, "stolen-system");
 
+	mem->private = true;
+
 	return mem;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_memory_region.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_memory_region.h
index 4c8ec15af55f..942fc4f68764 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_memory_region.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_memory_region.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct intel_memory_region {
 	u16 instance;
 	enum intel_region_id id;
 	char name[16];
+	bool private; /* not for userspace */
 
 	struct list_head reserved;