diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index f0bd30ab15514..e41aadef99378 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -860,8 +860,6 @@ int i915_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&dev->struct_mutex))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	dev_priv->stop_rings = 0;
-
 	i915_gem_reset(dev);
 
 	ret = -ENODEV;