diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
index 5518e623fed21046791c42e026383526f8cf8adb..51b5e977ca885ef1f7d7df49698f3c6843bab437 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ int amdgpu_ib_schedule(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, unsigned num_ibs,
 		return r;
 	}
 
+	need_ctx_switch = ring->current_ctx != fence_ctx;
 	if (ring->funcs->emit_pipeline_sync && job &&
 	    ((tmp = amdgpu_sync_get_fence(&job->sched_sync, NULL)) ||
+	     (amdgpu_sriov_vf(adev) && need_ctx_switch) ||
 	     amdgpu_vm_need_pipeline_sync(ring, job))) {
 		need_pipe_sync = true;
 		dma_fence_put(tmp);
@@ -196,7 +198,6 @@ int amdgpu_ib_schedule(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, unsigned num_ibs,
 	}
 
 	skip_preamble = ring->current_ctx == fence_ctx;
-	need_ctx_switch = ring->current_ctx != fence_ctx;
 	if (job && ring->funcs->emit_cntxcntl) {
 		if (need_ctx_switch)
 			status |= AMDGPU_HAVE_CTX_SWITCH;