diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pxp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pxp.c
index fa82d606953e..088a1ab75f70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pxp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pxp.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int __exec_queue_add(struct xe_pxp *pxp, struct xe_exec_queue *q)
 static int pxp_start(struct xe_pxp *pxp, u8 type)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	bool restart = false;
+	bool restart;
 
 	if (!xe_pxp_is_enabled(pxp))
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -541,6 +541,8 @@ static int pxp_start(struct xe_pxp *pxp, u8 type)
 					 msecs_to_jiffies(PXP_ACTIVATION_TIMEOUT_MS)))
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 
+	restart = false;
+
 	mutex_lock(&pxp->mutex);
 
 	/* If PXP is not already active, turn it on */