diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 1353491c1010fc9e6061e4d8f1df62b393acf662..ae3ce1314bd11d0fcc25c8dd1b8621313cf643b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3092,6 +3092,13 @@ static void engine_set_wedged(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		engine->execlist_first = NULL;
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline->lock, flags);
+
+		/* The port is checked prior to scheduling a tasklet, but
+		 * just in case we have suspended the tasklet to do the
+		 * wedging make sure that when it wakes, it decides there
+		 * is no work to do by clearing the irq_posted bit.
+		 */
+		clear_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted);
 	}
 }