diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_timeline.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_timeline.c
index e59bf7e31d83b37d60c273cd898fcbd35726e9a5..c2578a0f2f143e40b2c4b3fcbe2cd4a5158837d1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_timeline.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_timeline.c
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ static int live_hwsp_alternate(void *arg)
 
 			tl = checked_intel_timeline_create(gt);
 			if (IS_ERR(tl)) {
-				intel_engine_pm_put(engine);
 				err = PTR_ERR(tl);
 				goto out;
 			}