diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c
index cd71631bef0caab16928ab8278d715dce9fee850..ddf76a4e4fa267a25e994a2e301bd2a5241f8c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.c
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ void i915_vma_revoke_fence(struct i915_vma *vma)
 		return;
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(fence->vma != vma);
+	i915_active_wait(&fence->active);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_active_is_idle(&fence->active));
 	GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&fence->pin_count));