diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index f379df3a12bf..e5f51fd23c65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -680,8 +680,8 @@ static int xe_bo_move(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo, bool evict,
 	tt_has_data = ttm && (ttm_tt_is_populated(ttm) ||
 			      (ttm->page_flags & TTM_TT_FLAG_SWAPPED));
 
-	move_lacks_source = handle_system_ccs ? (!bo->ccs_cleared)  :
-						(!mem_type_is_vram(old_mem_type) && !tt_has_data);
+	move_lacks_source = !old_mem || (handle_system_ccs ? (!bo->ccs_cleared) :
+					 (!mem_type_is_vram(old_mem_type) && !tt_has_data));
 
 	needs_clear = (ttm && ttm->page_flags & TTM_TT_FLAG_ZERO_ALLOC) ||
 		(!ttm && ttm_bo->type == ttm_bo_type_device);