diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index 06c1913d5a3f..29b400cdd6d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -1439,7 +1439,10 @@ static int init_kfd_vm(struct amdgpu_vm *vm, void **process_info,
 		*process_info = info;
 	}
 
-	vm->process_info = *process_info;
+	if (cmpxchg(&vm->process_info, NULL, *process_info) != NULL) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto already_acquired;
+	}
 
 	/* Validate page directory and attach eviction fence */
 	ret = amdgpu_bo_reserve(vm->root.bo, true);
@@ -1479,6 +1482,7 @@ validate_pd_fail:
 	amdgpu_bo_unreserve(vm->root.bo);
 reserve_pd_fail:
 	vm->process_info = NULL;
+already_acquired:
 	if (info) {
 		dma_fence_put(&info->eviction_fence->base);
 		*process_info = NULL;