diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index bc01c5173ab9..fd7fecaa9254 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -813,6 +813,14 @@ struct kfd_process *kfd_create_process(struct file *filep)
 	if (thread->group_leader->mm != thread->mm)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
+	/* If the process just called exec(3), it is possible that the
+	 * cleanup of the kfd_process (following the release of the mm
+	 * of the old process image) is still in the cleanup work queue.
+	 * Make sure to drain any job before trying to recreate any
+	 * resource for this process.
+	 */
+	flush_workqueue(kfd_process_wq);
+
 	/*
 	 * take kfd processes mutex before starting of process creation
 	 * so there won't be a case where two threads of the same process
@@ -825,14 +833,6 @@ struct kfd_process *kfd_create_process(struct file *filep)
 	if (process) {
 		pr_debug("Process already found\n");
 	} else {
-		/* If the process just called exec(3), it is possible that the
-		 * cleanup of the kfd_process (following the release of the mm
-		 * of the old process image) is still in the cleanup work queue.
-		 * Make sure to drain any job before trying to recreate any
-		 * resource for this process.
-		 */
-		flush_workqueue(kfd_process_wq);
-
 		process = create_process(thread);
 		if (IS_ERR(process))
 			goto out;