diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.h
index e465929568726..599c4f6eb1eab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.h
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ static inline void __tasklet_disable_sync_once(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 		tasklet_unlock_wait(t);
 }
 
-static inline void __tasklet_enable_sync_once(struct tasklet_struct *t)
-{
-	if (atomic_dec_return(&t->count) == 0)
-		tasklet_kill(t);
-}
-
 static inline bool __tasklet_is_enabled(const struct tasklet_struct *t)
 {
 	return !atomic_read(&t->count);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 36050f0850718..f8ceb9c99dd62 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1962,21 +1962,16 @@ static void execlists_reset_finish(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists = &engine->execlists;
 
-	/* After a GPU reset, we may have requests to replay */
-	if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&execlists->queue.rb_root))
-		tasklet_schedule(&execlists->tasklet);
-
 	/*
-	 * Flush the tasklet while we still have the forcewake to be sure
-	 * that it is not allowed to sleep before we restart and reload a
-	 * context.
+	 * After a GPU reset, we may have requests to replay. Do so now while
+	 * we still have the forcewake to be sure that the GPU is not allowed
+	 * to sleep before we restart and reload a context.
 	 *
-	 * As before (with execlists_reset_prepare) we rely on the caller
-	 * serialising multiple attempts to reset so that we know that we
-	 * are the only one manipulating tasklet state.
 	 */
-	__tasklet_enable_sync_once(&execlists->tasklet);
+	if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&execlists->queue.rb_root))
+		execlists->tasklet.func(execlists->tasklet.data);
 
+	tasklet_enable(&execlists->tasklet);
 	GEM_TRACE("%s: depth->%d\n", engine->name,
 		  atomic_read(&execlists->tasklet.count));
 }