diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 303c079b75e83..b8d869d7937d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2652,6 +2652,9 @@ int i915_gem_reset_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		tasklet_disable(&engine->irq_tasklet);
 		tasklet_kill(&engine->irq_tasklet);
 
+		if (engine->irq_seqno_barrier)
+			engine->irq_seqno_barrier(engine);
+
 		if (engine_stalled(engine)) {
 			request = i915_gem_find_active_request(engine);
 			if (request && request->fence.error == -EIO)
@@ -2748,9 +2751,6 @@ static void i915_gem_reset_engine(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
 
-	if (engine->irq_seqno_barrier)
-		engine->irq_seqno_barrier(engine);
-
 	request = i915_gem_find_active_request(engine);
 	if (request && i915_gem_reset_request(request)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("resetting %s to restart from tail of request 0x%x\n",