diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_crtc.c
index 0443b7deeaef..6164349cdf11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_crtc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
+#include <linux/dma-fence.h>
+
 #include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
@@ -14,7 +16,9 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart vkms_vblank_simulate(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &output->crtc;
 	struct vkms_crtc_state *state;
 	u64 ret_overrun;
-	bool ret;
+	bool ret, fence_cookie;
+
+	fence_cookie = dma_fence_begin_signalling();
 
 	ret_overrun = hrtimer_forward_now(&output->vblank_hrtimer,
 					  output->period_ns);
@@ -49,6 +53,8 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart vkms_vblank_simulate(struct hrtimer *timer)
 			DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Composer worker already queued\n");
 	}
 
+	dma_fence_end_signalling(fence_cookie);
+
 	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
 }