diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
index 18ebbb05762e99c0706aeba369c8d3d0baeafda7..6fedf9544bbf92aadadbeb9aaeeb6b1baeaf90c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 
 static void drm_sched_process_job(struct dma_fence *f, struct dma_fence_cb *cb);
 
+static void drm_sched_expel_job_unlocked(struct drm_sched_job *s_job);
+
 /**
  * drm_sched_rq_init - initialize a given run queue struct
  *
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ static void drm_sched_job_finish(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	spin_lock(&sched->job_list_lock);
 	/* remove job from ring_mirror_list */
-	list_del(&s_job->node);
+	list_del_init(&s_job->node);
 	/* queue TDR for next job */
 	drm_sched_start_timeout(sched);
 	spin_unlock(&sched->job_list_lock);
@@ -391,6 +393,8 @@ void drm_sched_job_recovery(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched)
 					  r);
 			dma_fence_put(fence);
 		} else {
+			if (s_fence->finished.error < 0)
+				drm_sched_expel_job_unlocked(s_job);
 			drm_sched_process_job(NULL, &s_fence->cb);
 		}
 		spin_lock(&sched->job_list_lock);
@@ -595,6 +599,8 @@ static int drm_sched_main(void *param)
 					  r);
 			dma_fence_put(fence);
 		} else {
+			if (s_fence->finished.error < 0)
+				drm_sched_expel_job_unlocked(sched_job);
 			drm_sched_process_job(NULL, &s_fence->cb);
 		}
 
@@ -603,6 +609,15 @@ static int drm_sched_main(void *param)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void drm_sched_expel_job_unlocked(struct drm_sched_job *s_job)
+{
+	struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched = s_job->sched;
+
+	spin_lock(&sched->job_list_lock);
+	list_del_init(&s_job->node);
+	spin_unlock(&sched->job_list_lock);
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_sched_init - Init a gpu scheduler instance
  *