diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
index da5b61085257..c8c14981eb5d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ void intel_engines_release(struct intel_gt *gt)
 
 	/* Decouple the backend; but keep the layout for late GPU resets */
 	for_each_engine(engine, gt, id) {
-		intel_wakeref_wait_for_idle(&engine->wakeref);
-		GEM_BUG_ON(intel_engine_pm_is_awake(engine));
-
 		if (!engine->release)
 			continue;
 
+		intel_wakeref_wait_for_idle(&engine->wakeref);
+		GEM_BUG_ON(intel_engine_pm_is_awake(engine));
+
 		engine->release(engine);
 		engine->release = NULL;