diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
index 7eb58a9d1319f9c70f146e5d53e57a699d3b3272..b7b97c57ad057526bec4a90f5165abc26356cd76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ __igt_ctx_sseu(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ctx);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
+	i915_gem_context_clear_bannable(ctx); /* to reset and beyond! */
 
 	obj = i915_gem_object_create_internal(i915, PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_hangcheck.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_hangcheck.c
index 74e743b101d9c37e7d344409b68593363e2a3944..c32bc31192ae3f1e9d690cbfd7cfb6bd3c236b25 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_hangcheck.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_hangcheck.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ static int hang_init(struct hang *h, struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	if (IS_ERR(h->ctx))
 		return PTR_ERR(h->ctx);
 
+	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_gem_context_is_bannable(h->ctx));
+
 	h->hws = i915_gem_object_create_internal(i915, PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (IS_ERR(h->hws)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(h->hws);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_workarounds.c
index d6bb2005024de41460a4d299cd081da0ce08f3bb..fb479a2c04fb5adbe106e65e77de7cd5be68b732 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_workarounds.c
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ switch_to_scratch_context(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
 
+	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_gem_context_is_bannable(ctx));
+
 	rq = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 	with_intel_runtime_pm(engine->i915, wakeref)
 		rq = igt_spinner_create_request(spin, ctx, engine, MI_NOOP);