diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
index 7f4eb110aa85..3a04b97b54a2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int gr2d_init(struct host1x_client *client)
 	if (!gr2d->channel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	client->syncpts[0] = host1x_syncpt_request(client->dev, false);
+	client->syncpts[0] = host1x_syncpt_request(client->dev, 0);
 	if (!client->syncpts[0]) {
 		host1x_channel_free(gr2d->channel);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
index 03cf2922e469..5b88ba4c974e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 #define SYNCPT_CHECK_PERIOD (2 * HZ)
 #define MAX_STUCK_CHECK_COUNT 15
 
-static struct host1x_syncpt *_host1x_syncpt_alloc(struct host1x *host,
-						  struct device *dev,
-						  bool client_managed)
+static struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_alloc(struct host1x *host,
+						 struct device *dev,
+						 unsigned long flags)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct host1x_syncpt *sp = host->syncpt;
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ static struct host1x_syncpt *_host1x_syncpt_alloc(struct host1x *host,
 
 	sp->dev = dev;
 	sp->name = name;
-	sp->client_managed = client_managed;
+
+	if (flags & HOST1X_SYNCPT_CLIENT_MANAGED)
+		sp->client_managed = true;
+	else
+		sp->client_managed = false;
 
 	return sp;
 }
@@ -321,7 +325,7 @@ int host1x_syncpt_init(struct host1x *host)
 	host1x_syncpt_restore(host);
 
 	/* Allocate sync point to use for clearing waits for expired fences */
-	host->nop_sp = _host1x_syncpt_alloc(host, NULL, false);
+	host->nop_sp = host1x_syncpt_alloc(host, NULL, 0);
 	if (!host->nop_sp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -329,10 +333,10 @@ int host1x_syncpt_init(struct host1x *host)
 }
 
 struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_request(struct device *dev,
-					    bool client_managed)
+					    unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct host1x *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
-	return _host1x_syncpt_alloc(host, dev, client_managed);
+	return host1x_syncpt_alloc(host, dev, flags);
 }
 
 void host1x_syncpt_free(struct host1x_syncpt *sp)
diff --git a/include/linux/host1x.h b/include/linux/host1x.h
index f5dd56fbdc3e..eb713dbbae29 100644
--- a/include/linux/host1x.h
+++ b/include/linux/host1x.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ static inline void host1x_bo_kunmap(struct host1x_bo *bo,
  * host1x syncpoints
  */
 
+#define HOST1X_SYNCPT_CLIENT_MANAGED	(1 << 0)
+
 struct host1x_syncpt;
 struct host1x;
 
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ int host1x_syncpt_incr(struct host1x_syncpt *sp);
 int host1x_syncpt_wait(struct host1x_syncpt *sp, u32 thresh, long timeout,
 		       u32 *value);
 struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_request(struct device *dev,
-					    bool client_managed);
+					    unsigned long flags);
 void host1x_syncpt_free(struct host1x_syncpt *sp);
 
 /*