diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index 43358e18d34c..3106dcc06fe9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -451,6 +451,18 @@ int i915_guc_wq_reserve(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void i915_guc_wq_unreserve(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
+{
+	const size_t wqi_size = sizeof(struct guc_wq_item);
+	struct i915_guc_client *gc = request->i915->guc.execbuf_client;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(READ_ONCE(gc->wq_rsvd) < wqi_size);
+
+	spin_lock(&gc->wq_lock);
+	gc->wq_rsvd -= wqi_size;
+	spin_unlock(&gc->wq_lock);
+}
+
 /* Construct a Work Item and append it to the GuC's Work Queue */
 static void guc_wq_item_append(struct i915_guc_client *gc,
 			       struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.h
index b1ba86958811..5cdf7aa75be5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ extern int intel_guc_resume(struct drm_device *dev);
 int i915_guc_submission_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 int i915_guc_submission_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 int i915_guc_wq_reserve(struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq);
+void i915_guc_wq_unreserve(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request);
 void i915_guc_submission_disable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void i915_guc_submission_fini(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 44904e298bfc..10fcea57e4dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -626,6 +626,10 @@ int intel_logical_ring_alloc_request_extras(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request
 
 	request->ring = ce->ring;
 
+	ret = intel_lr_context_pin(request->ctx, engine);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (i915.enable_guc_submission) {
 		/*
 		 * Check that the GuC has space for the request before
@@ -634,21 +638,17 @@ int intel_logical_ring_alloc_request_extras(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request
 		 */
 		ret = i915_guc_wq_reserve(request);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto err_unpin;
 	}
 
-	ret = intel_lr_context_pin(request->ctx, engine);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = intel_ring_begin(request, 0);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_unpin;
+		goto err_unreserve;
 
 	if (!ce->initialised) {
 		ret = engine->init_context(request);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_unpin;
+			goto err_unreserve;
 
 		ce->initialised = true;
 	}
@@ -663,6 +663,9 @@ int intel_logical_ring_alloc_request_extras(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request
 	request->reserved_space -= EXECLISTS_REQUEST_SIZE;
 	return 0;
 
+err_unreserve:
+	if (i915.enable_guc_submission)
+		i915_guc_wq_unreserve(request);
 err_unpin:
 	intel_lr_context_unpin(request->ctx, engine);
 	return ret;