diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 4f9c1f5a4ded..fe1e50937fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -2327,15 +2327,22 @@ static int __eb_pin_engine(struct i915_execbuffer *eb, struct intel_context *ce)
 	intel_context_timeline_unlock(tl);
 
 	if (rq) {
-		if (i915_request_wait(rq,
-				      I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE,
-				      MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT) < 0) {
-			i915_request_put(rq);
-			err = -EINTR;
+		bool nonblock = eb->file->filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK;
+		long timeout;
+
+		timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+		if (nonblock)
+			timeout = 0;
+
+		timeout = i915_request_wait(rq,
+					    I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE,
+					    timeout);
+		i915_request_put(rq);
+
+		if (timeout < 0) {
+			err = nonblock ? -EWOULDBLOCK : timeout;
 			goto err_exit;
 		}
-
-		i915_request_put(rq);
 	}
 
 	eb->engine = ce->engine;