diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
index 984d0056c01c..adff482a6c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ void __i915_request_reset(struct i915_request *rq, bool guilty)
 	rcu_read_lock(); /* protect the GEM context */
 	if (guilty) {
 		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -EIO);
-		__i915_request_skip(rq);
+		if (!i915_request_signaled(rq))
+			__i915_request_skip(rq);
 		banned = mark_guilty(rq);
 	} else {
 		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -EAGAIN);