diff --git a/src/util/u_sync_provider.c b/src/util/u_sync_provider.c
index e002080d7d4..f211fafb82d 100644
--- a/src/util/u_sync_provider.c
+++ b/src/util/u_sync_provider.c
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ drm_syncobj_finalize(struct util_sync_provider *p)
    free(p);
 }
 
+static struct util_sync_provider *
+drm_sync_provider_clone(struct util_sync_provider *p)
+{
+   return util_sync_provider_drm(drm_fd(p));
+}
+
 
 struct util_sync_provider *
 util_sync_provider_drm(int drm_fd)
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ util_sync_provider_drm(int drm_fd)
       .query = drm_syncobj_query,
       .transfer = drm_syncobj_transfer,
       .finalize = drm_syncobj_finalize,
+      .clone = drm_sync_provider_clone,
    };
 
    uint64_t cap;
diff --git a/src/util/u_sync_provider.h b/src/util/u_sync_provider.h
index 21c1f47f2cc..1b556be2154 100644
--- a/src/util/u_sync_provider.h
+++ b/src/util/u_sync_provider.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct util_sync_provider {
                    uint32_t src_handle, uint64_t src_point, uint32_t flags);
 
    void (*finalize)(struct util_sync_provider *p);
+   struct util_sync_provider * (*clone)(struct util_sync_provider *p);
 };
 
 #if HAVE_LIBDRM
diff --git a/src/virtio/vdrm/vdrm_vpipe.c b/src/virtio/vdrm/vdrm_vpipe.c
index b9bacb45b30..de95c4c0adf 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vdrm/vdrm_vpipe.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vdrm/vdrm_vpipe.c
@@ -1300,6 +1300,13 @@ vpipe_sync_finalize(struct util_sync_provider *p)
    free(p);
 }
 
+static struct util_sync_provider *
+vpipe_sync_clone(struct util_sync_provider *p)
+{
+   struct vpipe_sync_provider *vp = to_vpipe_sync_provider(p);
+   return vdrm_vpipe_get_sync(&vp->vtdev->base);
+}
+
 struct util_sync_provider *
 vdrm_vpipe_get_sync(struct vdrm_device *vdrm)
 {
@@ -1322,6 +1329,7 @@ vdrm_vpipe_get_sync(struct vdrm_device *vdrm)
       .query = vpipe_drm_sync_query,
       .transfer = vpipe_drm_sync_transfer,
       .finalize = vpipe_sync_finalize,
+      .clone = vpipe_sync_clone,
    };
 
    if (vtdev->has_timeline_syncobj) {