diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/nvhost.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/nvhost.c
index 611351aea..b8e51aacc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/nvhost.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/nvhost.c
@@ -199,14 +199,13 @@ int nvgpu_nvhost_sync_num_pts(struct sync_fence *fence)
 
 struct sync_fence *nvgpu_nvhost_sync_create_fence(
 	struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev,
-	u32 id, u32 thresh,
-	u32 num_pts, const char *name)
+	u32 id, u32 thresh, const char *name)
 {
 	struct nvhost_ctrl_sync_fence_info pt = {
 		.id = id,
 		.thresh = thresh,
 	};
 
-	return nvhost_sync_create_fence(nvhost_dev->host1x_pdev, &pt, num_pts, name);
+	return nvhost_sync_create_fence(nvhost_dev->host1x_pdev, &pt, 1, name);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYNC */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/fence_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/fence_gk20a.c
index d0df88576..608584249 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/fence_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/fence_gk20a.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ int gk20a_fence_from_syncpt(
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYNC
 	if (need_sync_fence) {
 		sync_fence = nvgpu_nvhost_sync_create_fence(nvhost_dev,
-					id, value, 1, "fence");
+					id, value, "fence");
 		if (IS_ERR(sync_fence))
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/nvhost.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/nvhost.h
index 536b248a4..d852c77c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/nvhost.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/nvhost.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int nvgpu_nvhost_sync_num_pts(struct sync_fence *fence);
 struct sync_fence *nvgpu_nvhost_sync_fdget(int fd);
 struct sync_fence *nvgpu_nvhost_sync_create_fence(
 	struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev,
-	u32 id, u32 thresh, u32 num_pts, const char *name);
+	u32 id, u32 thresh, const char *name);
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYNC */
 #endif /* CONFIG_TEGRA_GK20A_NVHOST */
 #endif /* __NVGPU_NVHOST_H__ */