diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
index ab83dfc..38027a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_sync_rings(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(e, &p->validated, tv.head) {
 		struct reservation_object *resv = e->robj->tbo.resv;
-		r = amdgpu_sync_resv(p->adev, &p->job->sync, resv, p->filp);
+		r = amdgpu_sync_resv(p->adev, &p->job->sync, resv, p->filp,
+				     amdgpu_bo_explicit_sync(e->robj));
 
 		if (r)
 			return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
index b0d45c8..21e9936 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ int amdgpu_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		      AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_NO_CPU_ACCESS |
 		      AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_CPU_GTT_USWC |
 		      AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VRAM_CLEARED |
-		      AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VM_ALWAYS_VALID))
+		      AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_VM_ALWAYS_VALID |
+		      AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_EXPLICIT_SYNC))
+
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* reject invalid gem domains */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.h
index c26ef53..428aae0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.h
@@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ static inline bool amdgpu_bo_gpu_accessible(struct amdgpu_bo *bo)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * amdgpu_bo_explicit_sync - return whether the bo is explicitly synced
+ */
+static inline bool amdgpu_bo_explicit_sync(struct amdgpu_bo *bo)
+{
+	return bo->flags & AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_EXPLICIT_SYNC;
+}
+
 int amdgpu_bo_create(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 			    unsigned long size, int byte_align,
 			    bool kernel, u32 domain, u64 flags,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
index c586f44..a4bf21f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@ int amdgpu_sync_fence(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_sync *sync,
  *
  * @sync: sync object to add fences from reservation object to
  * @resv: reservation object with embedded fence
- * @shared: true if we should only sync to the exclusive fence
+ * @explicit_sync: true if we should only sync to the exclusive fence
  *
  * Sync to the fence
  */
 int amdgpu_sync_resv(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		     struct amdgpu_sync *sync,
 		     struct reservation_object *resv,
-		     void *owner)
+		     void *owner, bool explicit_sync)
 {
 	struct reservation_object_list *flist;
 	struct dma_fence *f;
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ int amdgpu_sync_resv(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	f = reservation_object_get_excl(resv);
 	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(adev, sync, f);
 
+	if (explicit_sync)
+		return r;
+
 	flist = reservation_object_get_list(resv);
 	if (!flist || r)
 		return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.h
index dc76879..70d7e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ int amdgpu_sync_fence(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_sync *sync,
 int amdgpu_sync_resv(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		     struct amdgpu_sync *sync,
 		     struct reservation_object *resv,
-		     void *owner);
+		     void *owner,
+		     bool explicit_sync);
 struct dma_fence *amdgpu_sync_peek_fence(struct amdgpu_sync *sync,
 				     struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
 struct dma_fence *amdgpu_sync_get_fence(struct amdgpu_sync *sync);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
index 10952c3..a2282ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,8 @@ int amdgpu_copy_buffer(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, uint64_t src_offset,
 	job->vm_needs_flush = vm_needs_flush;
 	if (resv) {
 		r = amdgpu_sync_resv(adev, &job->sync, resv,
-				     AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_UNDEFINED);
+				     AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_UNDEFINED,
+				     false);
 		if (r) {
 			DRM_ERROR("sync failed (%d).\n", r);
 			goto error_free;
@@ -1581,7 +1582,7 @@ int amdgpu_fill_buffer(struct amdgpu_bo *bo,
 
 	if (resv) {
 		r = amdgpu_sync_resv(adev, &job->sync, resv,
-				     AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_UNDEFINED);
+				     AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_UNDEFINED, false);
 		if (r) {
 			DRM_ERROR("sync failed (%d).\n", r);
 			goto error_free;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
index eb4a01c..c559d76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ static int amdgpu_vm_wait_pd(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 	int r;
 
 	amdgpu_sync_create(&sync);
-	amdgpu_sync_resv(adev, &sync, vm->root.base.bo->tbo.resv, owner);
+	amdgpu_sync_resv(adev, &sync, vm->root.base.bo->tbo.resv, owner, false);
 	r = amdgpu_sync_wait(&sync, true);
 	amdgpu_sync_free(&sync);
 
@@ -1176,11 +1176,11 @@ static int amdgpu_vm_update_level(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 			amdgpu_ring_pad_ib(ring, params.ib);
 			amdgpu_sync_resv(adev, &job->sync,
 					 parent->base.bo->tbo.resv,
-					 AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_VM);
+					 AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_VM, false);
 			if (shadow)
 				amdgpu_sync_resv(adev, &job->sync,
 						 shadow->tbo.resv,
-						 AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_VM);
+						 AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_VM, false);
 
 			WARN_ON(params.ib->length_dw > ndw);
 			r = amdgpu_job_submit(job, ring, &vm->entity,
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ static int amdgpu_vm_bo_update_mapping(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		goto error_free;
 
 	r = amdgpu_sync_resv(adev, &job->sync, vm->root.base.bo->tbo.resv,
-			     owner);
+			     owner, false);
 	if (r)
 		goto error_free;