diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/mes_v12_1.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/mes_v12_1.c
index 8a90ad5a51b8..8007a6e69305 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/mes_v12_1.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/mes_v12_1.c
@@ -417,10 +417,15 @@ static int mes_v12_1_map_legacy_queue(struct amdgpu_mes *mes,
 		convert_to_mes_queue_type(input->queue_type);
 	mes_add_queue_pkt.map_legacy_kq = 1;
 
-	if (mes->adev->enable_uni_mes)
-		pipe = AMDGPU_MES_KIQ_PIPE;
-	else
+	if (mes->adev->enable_uni_mes) {
+		/* Keep scheduler queue on KIQ pipe; map all other kernel queues on sched pipe. */
+		if (input->queue_type == AMDGPU_RING_TYPE_MES)
+			pipe = AMDGPU_MES_KIQ_PIPE;
+		else
+			pipe = AMDGPU_MES_SCHED_PIPE;
+	} else {
 		pipe = AMDGPU_MES_SCHED_PIPE;
+	}
 
 	return mes_v12_1_submit_pkt_and_poll_completion(mes,
 			input->xcc_id, pipe,
@@ -457,10 +462,15 @@ static int mes_v12_1_unmap_legacy_queue(struct amdgpu_mes *mes,
 			convert_to_mes_queue_type(input->queue_type);
 	}
 
-	if (mes->adev->enable_uni_mes)
-		pipe = AMDGPU_MES_KIQ_PIPE;
-	else
+	if (mes->adev->enable_uni_mes) {
+		/* Keep scheduler queue on KIQ pipe; map all other kernel queues on sched pipe. */
+		if (input->queue_type == AMDGPU_RING_TYPE_MES)
+			pipe = AMDGPU_MES_KIQ_PIPE;
+		else
+			pipe = AMDGPU_MES_SCHED_PIPE;
+	} else {
 		pipe = AMDGPU_MES_SCHED_PIPE;
+	}
 
 	return mes_v12_1_submit_pkt_and_poll_completion(mes,
 			input->xcc_id, pipe,