diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_host1x.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_host1x.c
index 6e718d33a..5627d993e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_host1x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost_host1x.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ u32 nvgpu_nvhost_get_syncpt_client_managed(struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev,
 	if (!host1x)
 		return 0;
 
-	sp = host1x_syncpt_alloc(host1x, HOST1X_SYNCPT_CLIENT_MANAGED,
+	sp = host1x_syncpt_alloc(host1x, HOST1X_SYNCPT_CLIENT_MANAGED | HOST1X_SYNCPT_GPU,
 				 syncpt_name);
 	if (!sp)
 		return 0;