diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 5ece6ae4bdff04267cbac9a764eb026a56bb6746..89bf5d67cb740d94c4d438c6f31ac1daed35b774 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -578,10 +578,12 @@ static void __fence_set_priority(struct dma_fence *fence,
 	rq = to_request(fence);
 	engine = rq->engine;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	local_bh_disable();
+	rcu_read_lock(); /* RCU serialisation for set-wedged protection */
 	if (engine->schedule)
 		engine->schedule(rq, attr);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+	local_bh_enable(); /* kick the tasklets if queues were reprioritised */
 }
 
 static void fence_set_priority(struct dma_fence *fence,