diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
index 12a410458df6..c54dc84cfe60 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ guc_exec_queue_timedout_job(struct drm_sched_job *drm_job)
 	struct xe_device *xe = guc_to_xe(guc);
 	int err = -ETIME;
 	pid_t pid = -1;
-	bool wedged = false, skip_timeout_check;
+	bool wedged = false, wedge_device = false, skip_timeout_check;
 
 	xe_gt_assert(guc_to_gt(guc), !exec_queue_destroyed(q));
 
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ guc_exec_queue_timedout_job(struct drm_sched_job *drm_job)
 			}
 			if (q->flags & EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_KERNEL) {
 				xe_gt_WARN(q->gt, true, "Kernel-submitted job timed out\n");
-				xe_device_declare_wedged(gt_to_xe(q->gt));
+				wedge_device = true;
 			}
 		} else if (q->flags & EXEC_QUEUE_FLAG_VM && !exec_queue_killed(q)) {
 			xe_gt_WARN(q->gt, true, "VM job timed out on non-killed execqueue\n");
@@ -1658,6 +1658,9 @@ guc_exec_queue_timedout_job(struct drm_sched_job *drm_job)
 		xe_guc_exec_queue_trigger_cleanup(q);
 	}
 
+	if (wedge_device)
+		xe_device_declare_wedged(gt_to_xe(q->gt));
+
 	/*
 	 * We want the job added back to the pending list so it gets freed; this
 	 * is what DRM_GPU_SCHED_STAT_NO_HANG does.