diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 8e5caa5d3973ba666568e55f9ab752414aa34c7d..0f578f76f79f43d64d82ab7f32e04e75ad7ba09e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1357,8 +1357,12 @@ static int gen8_init_common_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		submit = true;
 	}
 
-	if (submit && !i915.enable_guc_submission)
-		execlists_submit_ports(engine);
+	if (!i915.enable_guc_submission) {
+		if (submit)
+			execlists_submit_ports(engine);
+		else if (engine->execlist_first)
+			tasklet_schedule(&engine->irq_tasklet);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }