diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
index 9049bf2aa68b..f5847bc60c49 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ static struct drm_gem_object *a5xx_ucode_load_bo(struct msm_gpu *gpu,
 	void *ptr;
 
 	mutex_lock(&drm->struct_mutex);
-	bo = msm_gem_new(drm, fw->size - 4, MSM_BO_UNCACHED);
+	bo = msm_gem_new(drm, fw->size - 4,
+		MSM_BO_UNCACHED | MSM_BO_GPU_READONLY);
 	mutex_unlock(&drm->struct_mutex);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(bo))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_power.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_power.c
index e77592e2272b..e04feaadefb9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_power.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_power.c
@@ -459,7 +459,8 @@ void a5xx_gpmu_ucode_init(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 	bosize = (cmds_size + (cmds_size / TYPE4_MAX_PAYLOAD) + 1) << 2;
 
 	mutex_lock(&drm->struct_mutex);
-	a5xx_gpu->gpmu_bo = msm_gem_new(drm, bosize, MSM_BO_UNCACHED);
+	a5xx_gpu->gpmu_bo = msm_gem_new(drm, bosize,
+		MSM_BO_UNCACHED | MSM_BO_GPU_READONLY);
 	mutex_unlock(&drm->struct_mutex);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(a5xx_gpu->gpmu_bo))