diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
index dee1b7000..739216079 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@ int gk20a_wait_for_idle(struct gk20a *g)
 
 void gk20a_init_gpu_characteristics(struct gk20a *g)
 {
+#ifdef NVGPU_REDUCED
+	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_DRIVER_REDUCED_PROFILE, true);
+#endif
 	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_MAP_DIRECT_KIND_CTRL, true);
 	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_MAP_BUFFER_BATCH, true);
 	nvgpu_set_enabled(g, NVGPU_SUPPORT_SPARSE_ALLOCS, true);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/enabled.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/enabled.h
index fa2a65584..82c39513d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/enabled.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/enabled.h
@@ -196,10 +196,14 @@ struct gk20a;
 
 /* PMU Super surface */
 #define NVGPU_SUPPORT_PMU_SUPER_SURFACE		76
+
+/* Reduced profile of nvgpu driver */
+#define NVGPU_DRIVER_REDUCED_PROFILE		77
+
 /*
  * Must be greater than the largest bit offset in the above list.
  */
-#define NVGPU_MAX_ENABLED_BITS			77U
+#define NVGPU_MAX_ENABLED_BITS			78U
 
 /**
  * nvgpu_is_enabled - Check if the passed flag is enabled.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl_ctrl.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl_ctrl.c
index 036f4a932..46658b2da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl_ctrl.c
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ static struct nvgpu_flags_mapping flags_mapping[] = {
 		NVGPU_SUPPORT_SCG},
 	{NVGPU_GPU_FLAGS_SUPPORT_VPR,
 		NVGPU_SUPPORT_VPR},
+	{NVGPU_GPU_FLAGS_DRIVER_REDUCED_PROFILE,
+		NVGPU_DRIVER_REDUCED_PROFILE},
 };
 
 static u64 nvgpu_ctrl_ioctl_gpu_characteristics_flags(struct gk20a *g)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h b/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
index 4bfda8ef1..45e8ae79e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ struct nvgpu_gpu_zbc_query_table_args {
 #define NVGPU_GPU_FLAGS_CAN_RAILGATE			(1ULL << 29)
 /* Usermode submit is available */
 #define NVGPU_GPU_FLAGS_SUPPORT_USERMODE_SUBMIT		(1ULL << 30)
+/* Reduced profile is enabled */
+#define NVGPU_GPU_FLAGS_DRIVER_REDUCED_PROFILE		(1ULL << 31)
 /* SM LRF ECC is enabled */
 #define NVGPU_GPU_FLAGS_ECC_ENABLED_SM_LRF	(1ULL << 60)
 /* SM SHM ECC is enabled */