diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index d7ef3f8640d228fcc73334ac4362e80b782f2766..7ee89d58258adae921a2ab09f7456f3d16270fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ static void kick_siblings(struct i915_request *rq, struct intel_context *ce)
 	struct virtual_engine *ve = container_of(ce, typeof(*ve), context);
 	struct i915_request *next = READ_ONCE(ve->request);
 
-	if (next && next->execution_mask & ~rq->execution_mask)
+	if (next == rq || (next && next->execution_mask & ~rq->execution_mask))
 		tasklet_hi_schedule(&ve->base.execlists.tasklet);
 }