diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
index f2d47b382bdb1..28083b0b05a97 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ drm_sched_rq_select_entity_fifo(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched,
 				return ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
 			}
 
-			rq->current_entity = entity;
 			reinit_completion(&entity->entity_idle);
 			break;
 		}