diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 33b7173b7195e..92c3368ffcbd8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ static int
 switch_prio(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
 	if (list_is_last(&rq->sched.link, &engine->active.requests))
-		return INT_MIN;
+		return engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint;
 
 	return rq_prio(list_next_entry(rq, sched.link));
 }