diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
index 7abcd9c5dbe2..e5c7aa935b4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
@@ -211,21 +211,22 @@ struct drm_gem_object *vc4_create_object(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
 }
 
 struct vc4_bo *vc4_bo_create(struct drm_device *dev, size_t unaligned_size,
-			     bool from_cache)
+			     bool allow_unzeroed)
 {
 	size_t size = roundup(unaligned_size, PAGE_SIZE);
 	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(dev);
 	struct drm_gem_cma_object *cma_obj;
+	struct vc4_bo *bo;
 
 	if (size == 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	/* First, try to get a vc4_bo from the kernel BO cache. */
-	if (from_cache) {
-		struct vc4_bo *bo = vc4_bo_get_from_cache(dev, size);
-
-		if (bo)
-			return bo;
+	bo = vc4_bo_get_from_cache(dev, size);
+	if (bo) {
+		if (!allow_unzeroed)
+			memset(bo->base.vaddr, 0, bo->base.base.size);
+		return bo;
 	}
 
 	cma_obj = drm_gem_cma_create(dev, size);