diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index f8ad49006917ca56950d7b42ddb541b1deb67c80..faa9a2e4e40b97c08d187bc1de19e1f2db257f72 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -557,9 +557,6 @@ execlists_schedule_out(struct i915_request *rq)
 		intel_engine_context_out(ce->inflight);
 		execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_OUT);
 
-		ce->inflight = NULL;
-		intel_context_put(ce);
-
 		/*
 		 * If this is part of a virtual engine, its next request may
 		 * have been blocked waiting for access to the active context.
@@ -569,8 +566,11 @@ execlists_schedule_out(struct i915_request *rq)
 		 * request before the tasklet runs and do not need to rebuild
 		 * each virtual tree and kick everyone again.
 		 */
+		ce->inflight = NULL;
 		if (rq->engine != ce->engine)
 			kick_siblings(rq, ce);
+
+		intel_context_put(ce);
 	}
 
 	i915_request_put(rq);