diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 9c178b0c40b5..1bec50bd651b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -3386,6 +3386,17 @@ __i915_gem_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	return vma;
 }
 
+struct i915_vma *
+i915_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+		struct i915_address_space *vm,
+		const struct i915_ggtt_view *view)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(view && !i915_is_ggtt(vm));
+	GEM_BUG_ON(view ? i915_gem_obj_to_ggtt_view(obj, view) : i915_gem_obj_to_vma(obj, vm));
+
+	return __i915_gem_vma_create(obj, vm, view ?: &i915_ggtt_view_normal);
+}
+
 struct i915_vma *
 i915_gem_obj_lookup_or_create_vma(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 				  struct i915_address_space *vm)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
index b580e8a013ce..f2769e01cc8c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ struct i915_vma {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 *exec_entry;
 };
 
+struct i915_vma *
+i915_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+		struct i915_address_space *vm,
+		const struct i915_ggtt_view *view);
+
 static inline bool i915_vma_is_ggtt(const struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
 	return vma->flags & I915_VMA_GGTT;