diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/gem.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/gem.rs
index 6ccfa5da5761..e073e174e257 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/gem.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/gem.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ pub(crate) struct NovaObject {}
 
 impl gem::DriverObject for NovaObject {
     type Driver = NovaDriver;
+    type Args = ();
 
-    fn new(_dev: &NovaDevice, _size: usize) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
+    fn new(_dev: &NovaDevice, _size: usize, _args: Self::Args) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
         try_pin_init!(NovaObject {})
     }
 }
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ impl NovaObject {
         }
         let aligned_size = page::page_align(size).ok_or(EINVAL)?;
 
-        gem::Object::new(dev, aligned_size)
+        gem::Object::new(dev, aligned_size, ())
     }
 
     /// Look up a GEM object handle for a `File` and return an `ObjectRef` for it.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs
index 5cd0cd9585e8..5cc6eb0b5d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/gem.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ pub(crate) struct TyrObject {}
 
 impl gem::DriverObject for TyrObject {
     type Driver = TyrDrmDriver;
+    type Args = ();
 
-    fn new(_dev: &TyrDrmDevice, _size: usize) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
+    fn new(_dev: &TyrDrmDevice, _size: usize, _args: ()) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
         try_pin_init!(TyrObject {})
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
index 48ffdd7400ca..ed974bfdc861 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,15 @@ pub trait DriverObject: Sync + Send + Sized {
     /// Parent `Driver` for this object.
     type Driver: drm::Driver;
 
+    /// The data type to use for passing arguments to [`DriverObject::new`].
+    type Args;
+
     /// Create a new driver data object for a GEM object of a given size.
-    fn new(dev: &drm::Device<Self::Driver>, size: usize) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error>;
+    fn new(
+        dev: &drm::Device<Self::Driver>,
+        size: usize,
+        args: Self::Args,
+    ) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error>;
 
     /// Open a new handle to an existing object, associated with a File.
     fn open(_obj: &<Self::Driver as drm::Driver>::Object, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) -> Result {
@@ -241,11 +248,11 @@ impl<T: DriverObject> Object<T> {
     };
 
     /// Create a new GEM object.
-    pub fn new(dev: &drm::Device<T::Driver>, size: usize) -> Result<ARef<Self>> {
+    pub fn new(dev: &drm::Device<T::Driver>, size: usize, args: T::Args) -> Result<ARef<Self>> {
         let obj: Pin<KBox<Self>> = KBox::pin_init(
             try_pin_init!(Self {
                 obj: Opaque::new(bindings::drm_gem_object::default()),
-                data <- T::new(dev, size),
+                data <- T::new(dev, size, args),
             }),
             GFP_KERNEL,
         )?;