diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index fd609ce4313ad..13fa61ed85de8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -247,8 +247,12 @@ static void __context_pin_release(struct intel_context *ce)
 
 static void mark_eio(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	if (!i915_request_signaled(rq))
-		dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EIO);
+	if (i915_request_completed(rq))
+		return;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_request_signaled(rq));
+
+	dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EIO);
 	i915_request_mark_complete(rq);
 }