diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 62a4bf7b49df..868f574363ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ static int i915_initialize(struct drm_device * dev, drm_i915_init_t * init)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_i915_master_private *master_priv = dev->primary->master->driver_priv;
 
+	master_priv->sarea = drm_getsarea(dev);
+	if (master_priv->sarea) {
+		master_priv->sarea_priv = (drm_i915_sarea_t *)
+			((u8 *)master_priv->sarea->handle + init->sarea_priv_offset);
+	} else {
+		DRM_DEBUG("sarea not found assuming DRI2 userspace\n");
+	}
+
 	if (init->ring_size != 0) {
 		if (dev_priv->ring.ring_obj != NULL) {
 			i915_dma_cleanup(dev);