diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_gk20a.c
index b0fd3c0c2..6a9e1753c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gr_gk20a.c
@@ -5740,6 +5740,13 @@ int gk20a_gr_isr(struct gk20a *g)
 			need_reset |= -EFAULT;
 		}
 
+		if (exception & gr_exception_memfmt_m()) {
+			u32 memfmt = gk20a_readl(g, gr_memfmt_hww_esr_r());
+			gk20a_dbg(gpu_dbg_intr, "memfmt exception %08x\n",
+					memfmt);
+			gk20a_writel(g, gr_memfmt_hww_esr_r(), memfmt);
+		}
+
 		/* check if a gpc exception has occurred */
 		if (exception & gr_exception_gpc_m() && need_reset == 0) {
 			struct channel_gk20a *fault_ch;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/hw_gr_gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/hw_gr_gk20a.h
index ff698a517..8fe75614b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/hw_gr_gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/hw_gr_gk20a.h
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ static inline u32 gr_exception_gpc_m(void)
 {
 	return 0x1 << 24;
 }
+static inline u32 gr_exception_memfmt_m(void)
+{
+	return 0x1 << 1;
+}
 static inline u32 gr_exception1_r(void)
 {
 	return 0x00400118;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/hw_gr_gm20b.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/hw_gr_gm20b.h
index 543c77734..868b8fe77 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/hw_gr_gm20b.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gm20b/hw_gr_gm20b.h
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ static inline u32 gr_exception_gpc_m(void)
 {
 	return 0x1 << 24;
 }
+static inline u32 gr_exception_memfmt_m(void)
+{
+	return 0x1 << 1;
+}
 static inline u32 gr_exception1_r(void)
 {
 	return 0x00400118;