diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index d7710debcd478..38b47e73e35db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -2373,6 +2373,7 @@ static inline void guc_lrc_desc_unpin(struct intel_context *ce)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool disabled;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&guc->submission_state.lock);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_gt_pm_is_awake(gt));
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!lrc_desc_registered(guc, ce->guc_id.id));
 	GEM_BUG_ON(ce != __get_context(guc, ce->guc_id.id));
@@ -2388,7 +2389,7 @@ static inline void guc_lrc_desc_unpin(struct intel_context *ce)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ce->guc_state.lock, flags);
 	if (unlikely(disabled)) {
-		release_guc_id(guc, ce);
+		__release_guc_id(guc, ce);
 		__guc_context_destroy(ce);
 		return;
 	}