diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
index e23641a5ec84..d2dbb6968cba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_gpu.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int adreno_hw_init(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 		ring->next = ring->start;
 
 		/* reset completed fence seqno: */
-		ring->memptrs->fence = ring->seqno;
+		ring->memptrs->fence = ring->fctx->completed_fence;
 		ring->memptrs->rptr = 0;
 	}