diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 30d8dbd04f0b..2801a4d56324 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -755,9 +755,10 @@ static bool gen8_ppgtt_clear_pt(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 	GEM_BUG_ON(pte_end > GEN8_PTES);
 
 	bitmap_clear(pt->used_ptes, pte, num_entries);
-
-	if (bitmap_empty(pt->used_ptes, GEN8_PTES))
-		return true;
+	if (USES_FULL_PPGTT(vm->i915)) {
+		if (bitmap_empty(pt->used_ptes, GEN8_PTES))
+			return true;
+	}
 
 	pt_vaddr = kmap_px(pt);