diff --git a/src/i830_memory.c b/src/i830_memory.c
index d3138d9..900714f 100644
--- a/src/i830_memory.c
+++ b/src/i830_memory.c
@@ -529,19 +529,21 @@ i830_allocator_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, unsigned long offset, unsigned long size)
 				   TILE_NONE);
 
 	if (pI830->memory_manager != NULL) {
+	    int ret;
+
+	    if (pI830->accel == ACCEL_UXA) {
+		sp.param = I915_SETPARAM_NUM_USED_FENCES;
+		sp.value = 0; /* kernel gets them all */
+
+		ret = drmCommandWrite(pI830->drmSubFD, DRM_I915_SETPARAM,
+				      &sp, sizeof(sp));
+		if (ret == 0)
+		    pI830->kernel_exec_fencing = TRUE;
+	    }
+
 	    if (!pI830->use_drm_mode) {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_init init;
-		int ret;
-
-		if (pI830->accel == ACCEL_UXA) {
-		    sp.param = I915_SETPARAM_NUM_USED_FENCES;
-		    sp.value = 0; /* kernel gets them all */
 
-		    ret = drmCommandWrite(pI830->drmSubFD, DRM_I915_SETPARAM,
-					  &sp, sizeof(sp));
-		    if (ret == 0)
-			pI830->kernel_exec_fencing = TRUE;
-		}
 		init.gtt_start = pI830->memory_manager->offset;
 		init.gtt_end = pI830->memory_manager->offset +
 		    pI830->memory_manager->size;