diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
index 9100aebcb105..ab9a500ba3e9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
@@ -1038,6 +1038,9 @@ int intel_vgpu_setup_submission(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
 	if (IS_ERR(s->shadow_ctx))
 		return PTR_ERR(s->shadow_ctx);
 
+	if (HAS_LOGICAL_RING_PREEMPTION(vgpu->gvt->dev_priv))
+		s->shadow_ctx->priority = INT_MAX;
+
 	bitmap_zero(s->shadow_ctx_desc_updated, I915_NUM_ENGINES);
 
 	s->workloads = kmem_cache_create("gvt-g_vgpu_workload",