diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_irq.c
index 5631e5e1ea206..ef26120e7aa42 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_irq.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ gt_engine_identity(struct xe_device *xe,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	xe_mmio_write32(mmio, INTR_IDENTITY_REG(bank), INTR_DATA_VALID);
+	xe_mmio_write32(mmio, INTR_IDENTITY_REG(bank), ident);
 
 	return ident;
 }