diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/render.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/render.c
index 0beb83563b0870edecae35cf5a5807ba1bfc4ae8..05b75b9f852afb6ea6506ebbd55f4fde2829714b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/render.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/render.c
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ void intel_gvt_restore_render_mmio(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
 		} else
 			v = mmio->value;
 
+		if (mmio->in_context)
+			continue;
+
 		I915_WRITE(mmio->reg, v);
 		POSTING_READ(mmio->reg);