has_full_48bit_ppgtt =
                IS_BROADWELL(dev_priv) || INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 9;
 
-       if (intel_vgpu_active(dev_priv))
-               has_full_ppgtt = false; /* emulation is too hard */
+       if (intel_vgpu_active(dev_priv)) {
+               /* emulation is too hard */
+               has_full_ppgtt = false;
+               has_full_48bit_ppgtt = false;
+       }
 
        if (!has_aliasing_ppgtt)
                return 0;
                return 0;
        }
 
-       if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 8 && i915.enable_execlists)
+       if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 8 && i915.enable_execlists && has_full_ppgtt)
                return has_full_48bit_ppgtt ? 3 : 2;
        else
                return has_aliasing_ppgtt ? 1 : 0;