diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 24db316e0fd1137ff456b61120c041684a2cb30d..c6ebfe7fb4f15d5e2ff8e3ef2fb4560260efbb11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -1283,6 +1283,10 @@ bool intel_engine_is_idle(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (port_request(&engine->execlist_port[0]))
 		return false;
 
+	/* ELSP is empty, but there are ready requests? */
+	if (READ_ONCE(engine->execlist_first))
+		return false;
+
 	/* Ring stopped? */
 	if (!ring_is_idle(engine))
 		return false;