diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 1d209a8a95e83..7f25894e41d59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -3209,8 +3209,10 @@ static void execlists_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
 
 		/* Recheck after serialising with direct-submission */
-		if (unlikely(timeout && preempt_timeout(engine)))
+		if (unlikely(timeout && preempt_timeout(engine))) {
+			cancel_timer(&engine->execlists.preempt);
 			execlists_reset(engine, "preemption time out");
+		}
 	}
 }