diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.h
index 996f8f3c17b95..ce471aa5c83d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.h
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ struct drm_printer;
 		  ##__VA_ARGS__);					\
 } while (0)
 
+static inline bool gt_is_root(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	return !gt->info.id;
+}
+
 static inline struct intel_gt *uc_to_gt(struct intel_uc *uc)
 {
 	return container_of(uc, struct intel_gt, uc);