diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_tlb_inval.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_tlb_inval.c
index ced58f46f846..cf6d106e6036 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_tlb_inval.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_tlb_inval.c
@@ -255,9 +255,8 @@ static int send_tlb_inval_ctx_ppgtt(struct xe_tlb_inval *tlb_inval, u32 seqno,
 #undef EXEC_QUEUE_COUNT_FULL_THRESHOLD
 
 	/*
-	 * Move exec queues to a temporary list to issue invalidations. The exec
-	 * queue must active and a reference must be taken to prevent concurrent
-	 * deregistrations.
+	 * Move exec queues to a temporary list to issue invalidations. A
+	 * reference must be taken to prevent concurrent deregistrations.
 	 *
 	 * List modification is safe because we hold 'vm->exec_queues.lock' for
 	 * reading, which prevents external modifications. Using a per-GT list
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ static int send_tlb_inval_ctx_ppgtt(struct xe_tlb_inval *tlb_inval, u32 seqno,
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(q, next, &vm->exec_queues.list[id],
 				 vm_exec_queue_link) {
-		if (q->ops->active(q) && xe_exec_queue_get_unless_zero(q)) {
+		if (xe_exec_queue_get_unless_zero(q)) {
 			last_q = q;
 			list_move_tail(&q->vm_exec_queue_link, &tlb_inval_list);
 		}