diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt.c
index c004ce449b69..a483158f94d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ xe_pt_new_shared(struct xe_walk_update *wupd, struct xe_pt *parent,
 	entry->flags = 0;
 	entry->qwords = 0;
 	entry->pt_bo->update_index = -1;
+	entry->level = parent->level;
 
 	if (alloc_entries) {
 		entry->pt_entries = kmalloc_objs(*entry->pt_entries, XE_PDES);
@@ -2025,7 +2026,7 @@ xe_migrate_clear_pgtable_callback(struct xe_vm *vm, struct xe_tile *tile,
 				  u32 qword_ofs, u32 num_qwords,
 				  const struct xe_vm_pgtable_update *update)
 {
-	u64 empty = __xe_pt_empty_pte(tile, vm, update->pt->level);
+	u64 empty = __xe_pt_empty_pte(tile, vm, update->level);
 	int i;
 
 	if (map && map->is_iomem)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt_types.h
index 39c5b89ce9b7..ccab6613385f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pt_types.h
@@ -65,12 +65,18 @@ struct xe_vm_pgtable_update {
 	/** @qwords: number of PTE's to write */
 	u32 qwords;
 
-	/** @pt: opaque pointer useful for the caller of xe_migrate_update_pgtables */
+	/**
+	 * @pt: opaque pointer useful for PT building in the bind IOCTL. Only
+	 * safe to touch during the bind IOCTL (i.e., not in bind jobs).
+	 */
 	struct xe_pt *pt;
 
 	/** @pt_entries: Newly added pagetable entries */
 	struct xe_pt_entry *pt_entries;
 
+	/** @level: level of update */
+	unsigned int level;
+
 	/** @flags: Target flags */
 	u32 flags;
 };