diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 10deebe49543be1724498a4cfac9856d25afa7d9..8f020537a34b75a6fa158744a817555621afaa5d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1338,9 +1338,11 @@ static void execlists_schedule(struct i915_request *request,
 
 static void execlists_context_destroy(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!ce->state);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(ce->pin_count);
 
+	if (!ce->state)
+		return;
+
 	intel_ring_free(ce->ring);
 	__i915_gem_object_release_unless_active(ce->state->obj);
 }