diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
index d713c8d198b..fd4f01e6cc9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_bufmgr.c
@@ -1290,6 +1290,7 @@ iris_bo_create_userptr(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr, const char *name,
    bo->name = name;
    bo->size = size;
    bo->real.map = ptr;
+   bo->real.userptr = true;
 
    bo->bufmgr = bufmgr;
    bo->real.kflags = EXEC_OBJECT_SUPPORTS_48B_ADDRESS | EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED;
@@ -1305,15 +1306,19 @@ iris_bo_create_userptr(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr, const char *name,
       goto err_close;
 
    p_atomic_set(&bo->refcount, 1);
-   bo->real.userptr = true;
    bo->index = -1;
    bo->idle = true;
    bo->real.heap = IRIS_HEAP_SYSTEM_MEMORY;
    bo->real.mmap_mode = iris_bo_create_userptr_get_mmap_mode(bufmgr);
    bo->real.prime_fd = -1;
 
+   if (!bufmgr->kmd_backend->gem_vm_bind(bo))
+      goto err_vma_free;
+
    return bo;
 
+err_vma_free:
+   vma_free(bufmgr, bo->address, bo->size);
 err_close:
    bufmgr->kmd_backend->gem_close(bufmgr, bo);
 err_free:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/xe/iris_kmd_backend.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/xe/iris_kmd_backend.c
index 031f6966892..a9a2019323c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/xe/iris_kmd_backend.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/xe/iris_kmd_backend.c
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ error_implicit_sync_import:
 static int
 xe_gem_close(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr, struct iris_bo *bo)
 {
+   if (bo->real.userptr)
+      return 0;
+
    struct drm_gem_close close = {
       .handle = bo->gem_handle,
    };
@@ -439,8 +442,13 @@ xe_gem_close(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr, struct iris_bo *bo)
 static uint32_t
 xe_gem_create_userptr(struct iris_bufmgr *bufmgr, void *ptr, uint64_t size)
 {
-   /* We return 0, because Xe doesn't create handles for userptrs. */
-   return 0;
+   /* We return UINT32_MAX, because Xe doesn't create handles for userptrs but
+    * it needs a gem_handle different than 0 so iris_bo_is_real() returns true
+    * for userptr bos.
+    * UINT32_MAX handle here will not conflict with an actual gem handle with
+    * same id as userptr bos are not put to slab or bo cache.
+    */
+   return UINT32_MAX;
 }
 
 const struct iris_kmd_backend *xe_get_backend(void)