diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
index 38550317e025..9eaf304fc20d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@ vc4_update_bo_seqnos(struct vc4_exec_info *exec, uint64_t seqno)
 		bo = to_vc4_bo(&exec->bo[i]->base);
 		bo->seqno = seqno;
 
-		dma_resv_add_fence(bo->base.base.resv, exec->fence);
+		dma_resv_add_fence(bo->base.base.resv, exec->fence,
+				   DMA_RESV_USAGE_READ);
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(bo, &exec->unref_list, unref_head) {
@@ -557,7 +558,8 @@ vc4_update_bo_seqnos(struct vc4_exec_info *exec, uint64_t seqno)
 		bo = to_vc4_bo(&exec->rcl_write_bo[i]->base);
 		bo->write_seqno = seqno;
 
-		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(bo->base.base.resv, exec->fence);
+		dma_resv_add_fence(bo->base.base.resv, exec->fence,
+				   DMA_RESV_USAGE_WRITE);
 	}
 }