diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 1827b4b349a1a..84dcb4e00d4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -1035,8 +1035,7 @@ static int gen6_ppgtt_allocate_page_directories(struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt)
 						  &ppgtt->node, GEN6_PD_SIZE,
 						  GEN6_PD_ALIGN, 0,
 						  0, dev_priv->gtt.base.total,
-						  DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT,
-						  DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT);
+						  DRM_MM_TOPDOWN);
 	if (ret == -ENOSPC && !retried) {
 		ret = i915_gem_evict_something(dev, &dev_priv->gtt.base,
 					       GEN6_PD_SIZE, GEN6_PD_ALIGN,