diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
index cd64f81a3e60..3dea8881e915 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
@@ -644,6 +644,13 @@ void intel_gt_driver_remove(struct intel_gt *gt)
 void intel_gt_driver_unregister(struct intel_gt *gt)
 {
 	intel_rps_driver_unregister(&gt->rps);
+
+	/*
+	 * Upon unregistering the device to prevent any new users, cancel
+	 * all in-flight requests so that we can quickly unbind the active
+	 * resources.
+	 */
+	intel_gt_set_wedged(gt);
 }
 
 void intel_gt_driver_release(struct intel_gt *gt)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 4dd8294b68e1..6b216fc94b31 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -1494,13 +1494,6 @@ void i915_driver_remove(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 	i915_driver_unregister(i915);
 
-	/*
-	 * After unregistering the device to prevent any new users, cancel
-	 * all in-flight requests so that we can quickly unbind the active
-	 * resources.
-	 */
-	intel_gt_set_wedged(&i915->gt);
-
 	/* Flush any external code that still may be under the RCU lock */
 	synchronize_rcu();