diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index 6348353b91ec9..2f8c5132b54e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ static int reset_all_global_seqno(struct drm_i915_private *i915, u32 seqno)
 		}
 
 		/* Finally reset hw state */
-		tl->seqno = seqno;
 		intel_engine_init_global_seqno(engine, seqno);
+		tl->seqno = seqno;
 
 		list_for_each_entry(timeline, &i915->gt.timelines, link)
 			memset(timeline->engine[id].sync_seqno, 0,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 854e8e0c836bd..92f871cf32652 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ void intel_engine_init_global_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = engine->i915;
 
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_engine_is_idle(engine));
+
 	/* Our semaphore implementation is strictly monotonic (i.e. we proceed
 	 * so long as the semaphore value in the register/page is greater
 	 * than the sync value), so whenever we reset the seqno,
@@ -260,6 +262,8 @@ void intel_engine_init_global_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno)
 	 * there are any waiters for that seqno.
 	 */
 	intel_engine_wakeup(engine);
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_engine_get_seqno(engine) != seqno);
 }
 
 static void intel_engine_init_timeline(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)