diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 6abd5e5..a0533ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3677,8 +3677,10 @@
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Flush everything onto the inactive list. */
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv) {
+		if (engine->last_context == NULL)
+			continue;
+
 		if (!i915.enable_execlists) {
 			struct drm_i915_gem_request *req;