diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_hangcheck.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_hangcheck.c
index 050bd1e19e02e..2fd33aad8683b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_hangcheck.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_hangcheck.c
@@ -1814,9 +1814,6 @@ static int igt_atomic_reset(void *arg)
 
 	/* Check that the resets are usable from atomic context */
 
-	if (USES_GUC_SUBMISSION(i915))
-		return 0; /* guc is dead; long live the guc */
-
 	igt_global_reset_lock(i915);
 	mutex_lock(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 	wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(i915);
@@ -1846,6 +1843,9 @@ static int igt_atomic_reset(void *arg)
 		force_reset(i915);
 	}
 
+	if (USES_GUC_SUBMISSION(i915))
+		goto unlock;
+
 	if (intel_has_reset_engine(i915)) {
 		struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 		enum intel_engine_id id;