diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 6c78149360c4..5a2dc712c632 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -918,6 +918,9 @@ static bool ttm_bo_places_compat(const struct ttm_place *places,
 {
 	unsigned i;
 
+	if (mem->placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_TEMPORARY)
+		return false;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < num_placement; i++) {
 		const struct ttm_place *heap = &places[i];
 
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
index aa6ba4d0cf78..8995c9e4ec1b 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@
  * top of the memory area, instead of the bottom.
  */
 
-#define TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS  (1 << 19)
-#define TTM_PL_FLAG_TOPDOWN     (1 << 22)
+#define TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS  (1 << 0)
+#define TTM_PL_FLAG_TOPDOWN     (1 << 1)
+
+/* For multihop handling */
+#define TTM_PL_FLAG_TEMPORARY   (1 << 2)
 
 /**
  * struct ttm_place