diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 953b3938a85f7..1e85e04c58c48 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ need_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
 	hint = max(rq_prio(list_next_entry(rq, sched.link)),
 		   engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint);
 
-	return hint >= rq_prio(rq);
+	return hint >= effective_prio(rq);
 }
 
 static bool