diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_svm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_svm.c
index 671193fb1203..cfb428c72686 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_svm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_svm.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,13 @@ svm_range_get_pte_flags(struct kfd_node *node, struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 		mapping_flags |= AMDGPU_VM_PAGE_EXECUTABLE;
 
 	pte_flags = AMDGPU_PTE_VALID;
-	pte_flags |= (domain == SVM_RANGE_VRAM_DOMAIN) ? 0 : AMDGPU_PTE_SYSTEM;
+	/* SPM-backed VRAM is accessed through the system memory path and
+	 * requires the SYSTEM bit.
+	 */
+	if (amdgpu_virt_vram_is_spm(node->adev))
+		pte_flags |= AMDGPU_PTE_SYSTEM;
+	else
+		pte_flags |= (domain == SVM_RANGE_VRAM_DOMAIN) ? 0 : AMDGPU_PTE_SYSTEM;
 	pte_flags |= snoop ? AMDGPU_PTE_SNOOPED : 0;
 	if (gc_ip_version >= IP_VERSION(12, 0, 0))
 		pte_flags |= AMDGPU_PTE_IS_PTE;