diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
index d9fc9533f190d44dc34df4d4de2e73407644856e..6fc040d504b46a2b2398d6b219273bf60eb43b44 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,6 @@ static void defer_request(struct i915_request *rq, struct list_head * const pl)
 				   __i915_request_has_started(w) &&
 				   !__i915_request_is_complete(rq));
 
-			GEM_BUG_ON(i915_request_is_active(w));
 			if (!i915_request_is_ready(w))
 				continue;
 
@@ -1071,6 +1070,7 @@ static void defer_request(struct i915_request *rq, struct list_head * const pl)
 				continue;
 
 			GEM_BUG_ON(rq_prio(w) > rq_prio(rq));
+			GEM_BUG_ON(i915_request_is_active(w));
 			list_move_tail(&w->sched.link, &list);
 		}