diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index c99f51c587c7eba7ec432e1940226f691dadc78a..636b231d660891d9049398483caaf4eb8776955d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1359,8 +1359,10 @@ gen8_cs_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 iir, int test_shift)
 	bool tasklet = false;
 
 	if (iir & (GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << test_shift)) {
-		set_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted);
-		tasklet = true;
+		if (port_count(&engine->execlist_port[0])) {
+			set_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted);
+			tasklet = true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (iir & (GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << test_shift)) {