diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index a1db6a02cf23..67d48d759b46 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -854,11 +854,11 @@ static int logical_ring_prepare(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, int bytes)
 		if (unlikely(total_bytes > remain_usable)) {
 			/*
 			 * The base request will fit but the reserved space
-			 * falls off the end. So only need to to wait for the
-			 * reserved size after flushing out the remainder.
+			 * falls off the end. So don't need an immediate wrap
+			 * and only need to effectively wait for the reserved
+			 * size space from the start of ringbuffer.
 			 */
 			wait_bytes = remain_actual + ringbuf->reserved_size;
-			need_wrap = true;
 		} else if (total_bytes > ringbuf->space) {
 			/* No wrapping required, just waiting. */
 			wait_bytes = total_bytes;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 6b4952031e30..39aa318ad779 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -2478,11 +2478,11 @@ static int __intel_ring_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int bytes)
 		if (unlikely(total_bytes > remain_usable)) {
 			/*
 			 * The base request will fit but the reserved space
-			 * falls off the end. So only need to to wait for the
-			 * reserved size after flushing out the remainder.
+			 * falls off the end. So don't need an immediate wrap
+			 * and only need to effectively wait for the reserved
+			 * size space from the start of ringbuffer.
 			 */
 			wait_bytes = remain_actual + ringbuf->reserved_size;
-			need_wrap = true;
 		} else if (total_bytes > ringbuf->space) {
 			/* No wrapping required, just waiting. */
 			wait_bytes = total_bytes;