diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index a0f9d0eb4bce9..70bbe8ef8f54f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ int intel_engines_init_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 	device_info->num_rings = hweight32(mask);
 
+	i915_check_and_clear_faults(dev_priv);
+
 	return 0;
 
 cleanup:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 211acee7c31da..a78ceafcc8254 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -1420,8 +1420,6 @@ void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 	iosf_mbi_register_pmic_bus_access_notifier(
 		&dev_priv->uncore.pmic_bus_access_nb);
-
-	i915_check_and_clear_faults(dev_priv);
 }
 
 void intel_uncore_fini(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)