diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device_memory.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device_memory.c
index 522da85a135..9d0d6e48e05 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device_memory.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_device_memory.c
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ nvk_MapMemory2KHR(VkDevice device,
       vk_device_memory_range(&mem->vk, pMemoryMapInfo->offset,
                                        pMemoryMapInfo->size);
 
-   enum nvkmd_mem_map_flags map_flags = NVKMD_MEM_MAP_RDWR;
+   enum nvkmd_mem_map_flags map_flags = NVKMD_MEM_MAP_CLIENT |
+                                        NVKMD_MEM_MAP_RDWR;
 
    void *fixed_addr = NULL;
    if (pMemoryMapInfo->flags & VK_MEMORY_MAP_PLACED_BIT_EXT) {
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@ nvk_MapMemory2KHR(VkDevice device,
    }
 
    void *mem_map;
-   result = nvkmd_mem_map(mem->mem, &mem->vk.base, map_flags, fixed_addr, &mem_map);
+   result = nvkmd_mem_map(mem->mem, &mem->vk.base, map_flags,
+                          fixed_addr, &mem_map);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       return result;
 
@@ -334,9 +336,9 @@ nvk_UnmapMemory2KHR(VkDevice device,
       return VK_SUCCESS;
 
    if (pMemoryUnmapInfo->flags & VK_MEMORY_UNMAP_RESERVE_BIT_EXT) {
-      return nvkmd_mem_overmap(mem->mem, &mem->vk.base, 0);
+      return nvkmd_mem_overmap(mem->mem, &mem->vk.base, NVKMD_MEM_MAP_CLIENT);
    } else {
-      nvkmd_mem_unmap(mem->mem, 0);
+      nvkmd_mem_unmap(mem->mem, NVKMD_MEM_MAP_CLIENT);
       return VK_SUCCESS;
    }
 }
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvkmd/nvkmd.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvkmd/nvkmd.c
index 7885a96d592..60aa5abe02f 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvkmd/nvkmd.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvkmd/nvkmd.c
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ nvkmd_mem_unref(struct nvkmd_mem *mem)
    if (!p_atomic_dec_zero(&mem->refcnt))
       return;
 
+   if (mem->client_map != NULL)
+      mem->ops->unmap(mem, NVKMD_MEM_MAP_CLIENT, mem->client_map);
+
    if (mem->map != NULL)
       mem->ops->unmap(mem, 0, mem->map);
 
@@ -218,14 +221,27 @@ nvkmd_mem_map(struct nvkmd_mem *mem, struct vk_object_base *log_obj,
               enum nvkmd_mem_map_flags flags, void *fixed_addr,
               void **map_out)
 {
-   assert(mem->map == NULL);
-
    void *map = NULL;
-   VkResult result = mem->ops->map(mem, log_obj, flags, fixed_addr, &map);
-   if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
-      return result;
 
-   mem->map = map;
+   if (flags & NVKMD_MEM_MAP_CLIENT) {
+      assert(mem->client_map == NULL);
+
+      VkResult result = mem->ops->map(mem, log_obj, flags, fixed_addr, &map);
+      if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+         return result;
+
+      mem->client_map = map;
+   } else {
+      assert(!(flags & NVKMD_MEM_MAP_FIXED));
+      assert(mem->map == NULL);
+
+      VkResult result = mem->ops->map(mem, log_obj, flags, fixed_addr, &map);
+      if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+         return result;
+
+      mem->map = map;
+   }
+
    if (map_out != NULL)
       *map_out = map;
 
@@ -235,7 +251,13 @@ nvkmd_mem_map(struct nvkmd_mem *mem, struct vk_object_base *log_obj,
 void
 nvkmd_mem_unmap(struct nvkmd_mem *mem, enum nvkmd_mem_map_flags flags)
 {
-   assert(mem->map != NULL);
-   mem->ops->unmap(mem, flags, mem->map);
-   mem->map = NULL;
+   if (flags & NVKMD_MEM_MAP_CLIENT) {
+      assert(mem->client_map != NULL);
+      mem->ops->unmap(mem, flags, mem->client_map);
+      mem->client_map = NULL;
+   } else {
+      assert(mem->map != NULL);
+      mem->ops->unmap(mem, flags, mem->map);
+      mem->map = NULL;
+   }
 }
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvkmd/nvkmd.h b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvkmd/nvkmd.h
index a73289d5a39..c2eb4159668 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvkmd/nvkmd.h
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvkmd/nvkmd.h
@@ -57,7 +57,16 @@ enum nvkmd_mem_map_flags {
    NVKMD_MEM_MAP_RD     = 1 << 0,
    NVKMD_MEM_MAP_WR     = 1 << 1,
    NVKMD_MEM_MAP_RDWR   = NVKMD_MEM_MAP_RD | NVKMD_MEM_MAP_WR,
-   NVKMD_MEM_MAP_FIXED  = 1 << 2,
+
+   /** Create a client mapping
+    *
+    * This sets nvkmd_mem::client_map instead of nvkmd_mem::map.  These
+    * mappings may be different from internal mappings.  Only client mappings
+    * can be used with MAP_FIXED or unmapped with nvkmd_mem_overmap().
+    */
+   NVKMD_MEM_MAP_CLIENT = 1 << 2,
+
+   NVKMD_MEM_MAP_FIXED  = 1 << 3,
 };
 
 enum nvkmd_va_flags {
@@ -222,6 +231,7 @@ struct nvkmd_mem {
    uint64_t size_B;
    struct nvkmd_va *va;
    void *map;
+   void *client_map;
 };
 
 void nvkmd_mem_init(struct nvkmd_dev *dev,
@@ -467,10 +477,13 @@ static inline VkResult MUST_CHECK
 nvkmd_mem_overmap(struct nvkmd_mem *mem, struct vk_object_base *log_obj,
                   enum nvkmd_mem_map_flags flags)
 {
-   assert(mem->map != NULL);
-   VkResult result = mem->ops->overmap(mem, log_obj, flags, mem->map);
+   assert(flags & NVKMD_MEM_MAP_CLIENT);
+   assert(mem->client_map != NULL);
+
+   VkResult result = mem->ops->overmap(mem, log_obj, flags, mem->client_map);
    if (result == VK_SUCCESS)
-      mem->map = NULL;
+      mem->client_map = NULL;
+
    return result;
 }