diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 16084749adf54..74a4d587c3129 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1827,12 +1827,12 @@ static int ring_request_alloc(struct i915_request *request)
 	 */
 	request->reserved_space += LEGACY_REQUEST_SIZE;
 
-	/* Unconditionally invalidate GPU caches and TLBs. */
-	ret = request->engine->emit_flush(request, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
+	ret = switch_context(request);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = switch_context(request);
+	/* Unconditionally invalidate GPU caches and TLBs. */
+	ret = request->engine->emit_flush(request, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;