diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 319d9a8f37ca..9a1192d61538 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1956,7 +1956,7 @@ static int execlists_context_deferred_alloc(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 
 	ce->ring = ring;
 	ce->state = vma;
-	ce->initialised = engine->init_context == NULL;
+	ce->initialised |= engine->init_context == NULL;
 
 	return 0;