static void try_add_system(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
                           u32 bo_flags, u32 *c)
 {
-       xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
-
        if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_SYSTEM_BIT) {
+               xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
+
                bo->placements[*c] = (struct ttm_place) {
                        .mem_type = XE_PL_TT,
                };
        struct xe_mem_region *vram;
        u64 io_size;
 
+       xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
+
        vram = to_xe_ttm_vram_mgr(ttm_manager_type(&xe->ttm, mem_type))->vram;
        xe_assert(xe, vram && vram->usable_size);
        io_size = vram->io_size;
 static void try_add_vram(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
                         u32 bo_flags, u32 *c)
 {
-       xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
-
        if (bo->props.preferred_gt == XE_GT1) {
                if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM1_BIT)
                        add_vram(xe, bo, bo->placements, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM1, c);
 static void try_add_stolen(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
                           u32 bo_flags, u32 *c)
 {
-       xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
-
        if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_STOLEN_BIT) {
+               xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
+
                bo->placements[*c] = (struct ttm_place) {
                        .mem_type = XE_PL_STOLEN,
                        .flags = bo_flags & (XE_BO_CREATE_PINNED_BIT |