diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
index 6987d412a946c..042c16b5d54a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
@@ -827,15 +827,6 @@ drm_sched_get_cleanup_job(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched)
 {
 	struct drm_sched_job *job, *next;
 
-	/*
-	 * Don't destroy jobs while the timeout worker is running  OR thread
-	 * is being parked and hence assumed to not touch pending_list
-	 */
-	if ((sched->timeout != MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT &&
-	    !cancel_delayed_work(&sched->work_tdr)) ||
-	    kthread_should_park())
-		return NULL;
-
 	spin_lock(&sched->job_list_lock);
 
 	job = list_first_entry_or_null(&sched->pending_list,
@@ -844,17 +835,21 @@ drm_sched_get_cleanup_job(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched)
 	if (job && dma_fence_is_signaled(&job->s_fence->finished)) {
 		/* remove job from pending_list */
 		list_del_init(&job->list);
+
+		/* cancel this job's TO timer */
+		cancel_delayed_work(&sched->work_tdr);
 		/* make the scheduled timestamp more accurate */
 		next = list_first_entry_or_null(&sched->pending_list,
 						typeof(*next), list);
-		if (next)
+
+		if (next) {
 			next->s_fence->scheduled.timestamp =
 				job->s_fence->finished.timestamp;
-
+			/* start TO timer for next job */
+			drm_sched_start_timeout(sched);
+		}
 	} else {
 		job = NULL;
-		/* queue timeout for next job */
-		drm_sched_start_timeout(sched);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&sched->job_list_lock);
@@ -942,11 +937,8 @@ static int drm_sched_main(void *param)
 					  (entity = drm_sched_select_entity(sched))) ||
 					 kthread_should_stop());
 
-		if (cleanup_job) {
+		if (cleanup_job)
 			sched->ops->free_job(cleanup_job);
-			/* queue timeout for next job */
-			drm_sched_start_timeout(sched);
-		}
 
 		if (!entity)
 			continue;