diff --git a/src/amd/ds/amd_pps_perf.cc b/src/amd/ds/amd_pps_perf.cc
index 60945c5ead6..2e18461a500 100644
--- a/src/amd/ds/amd_pps_perf.cc
+++ b/src/amd/ds/amd_pps_perf.cc
@@ -46,11 +46,20 @@ bool AMDPerf::amd_perf_init(int drm_fd, bool is_virtio)
    if (!ret)
       return false;
 
+   ret = amdgpu_ctx_create();
+   if (ret)
+      goto error_ctx_create;
+
    return true;
+
+error_ctx_create:
+   amdgpu_device_destroy();
+   return false;
 }
 
 void AMDPerf::amd_perf_destroy()
 {
+   amdgpu_ctx_destroy();
    amdgpu_device_destroy();
 }
 
@@ -71,3 +80,12 @@ void AMDPerf::amdgpu_device_destroy()
    dev = NULL;
 }
 
+bool AMDPerf::amdgpu_ctx_create()
+{
+   return ac_drm_cs_ctx_create2(dev, AMDGPU_CTX_PRIORITY_NORMAL, &ctx);
+}
+
+void AMDPerf::amdgpu_ctx_destroy()
+{
+   ac_drm_cs_ctx_free(dev, ctx);
+}
diff --git a/src/amd/ds/amd_pps_perf.h b/src/amd/ds/amd_pps_perf.h
index d4ae0fa392d..aef3f323079 100644
--- a/src/amd/ds/amd_pps_perf.h
+++ b/src/amd/ds/amd_pps_perf.h
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ private:
    ac_drm_device *dev;
    struct radeon_info info;
    uint32_t drm_major, drm_minor;
+   uint32_t ctx;
 
    bool amdgpu_device_create(int drm_fd);
    void amdgpu_device_destroy();
+   bool amdgpu_ctx_create();
+   void amdgpu_ctx_destroy();
 
 public:
    AMDPerf();