diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_timeline.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_timeline.c
index 29a39e44fa36..e1fac1b38f27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_timeline.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_timeline.c
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ int intel_timeline_read_hwsp(struct i915_request *from,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	cl = rcu_dereference(from->hwsp_cacheline);
+	if (i915_request_completed(from)) /* confirm cacheline is valid */
+		goto unlock;
 	if (unlikely(!i915_active_acquire_if_busy(&cl->active)))
 		goto unlock; /* seqno wrapped and completed! */
 	if (unlikely(i915_request_completed(from)))