diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 30aa59fb72713f868363ad927e68b38ba9c4265a..cf11cbac241bb06c6a53c3b302cbc6cd70cdc9f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1116,8 +1116,10 @@ __unwind_incomplete_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(rq, rn,
 					 &engine->active.requests,
 					 sched.link) {
-		if (i915_request_completed(rq))
-			continue; /* XXX */
+		if (i915_request_completed(rq)) {
+			list_del_init(&rq->sched.link);
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		__i915_request_unsubmit(rq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 8d7d29c9e375d65132eb9acb236f0a8e18628a47..a9db1376b996c4a536fe827c806d0a9fc5e7a4fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ bool i915_request_retire(struct i915_request *rq)
 	 * after removing the breadcrumb and signaling it, so that we do not
 	 * inadvertently attach the breadcrumb to a completed request.
 	 */
-	remove_from_engine(rq);
+	if (!list_empty(&rq->sched.link))
+		remove_from_engine(rq);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!llist_empty(&rq->execute_cb));
 
 	__list_del_entry(&rq->link); /* poison neither prev/next (RCU walks) */