diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
index aea992e46c423..7132bf616cc49 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ int __intel_context_do_pin(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_is_closed(ce));
-
 	if (unlikely(!test_bit(CONTEXT_ALLOC_BIT, &ce->flags))) {
 		err = intel_context_alloc_state(ce);
 		if (err)
@@ -114,6 +112,11 @@ int __intel_context_do_pin(struct intel_context *ce)
 		goto out_release;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(intel_context_is_closed(ce))) {
+		err = -ENOENT;
+		goto out_release;
+	}
+
 	if (likely(!atomic_add_unless(&ce->pin_count, 1, 0))) {
 		err = intel_context_active_acquire(ce);
 		if (unlikely(err))