diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gsc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gsc.c
index 60202b903687..95c17b72fa57 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gsc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gsc.c
@@ -511,10 +511,22 @@ out_bo:
 void xe_gsc_load_start(struct xe_gsc *gsc)
 {
 	struct xe_gt *gt = gsc_to_gt(gsc);
+	struct xe_device *xe = gt_to_xe(gt);
 
 	if (!xe_uc_fw_is_loadable(&gsc->fw) || !gsc->q)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * The GSC HW is only reset by driver FLR or D3cold entry. We don't
+	 * support the former at runtime, while the latter is only supported on
+	 * DGFX, for which we don't support GSC. Therefore, if GSC failed to
+	 * load previously there is no need to try again because the HW is
+	 * stuck in the error state.
+	 */
+	xe_assert(xe, !IS_DGFX(xe));
+	if (xe_uc_fw_is_in_error_state(&gsc->fw))
+		return;
+
 	/* GSC FW survives GT reset and D3Hot */
 	if (gsc_fw_is_loaded(gt)) {
 		xe_uc_fw_change_status(&gsc->fw, XE_UC_FIRMWARE_TRANSFERRED);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
index 35078038797e..03951cb6de1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const char *xe_uc_fw_status_repr(enum xe_uc_fw_status status)
 	return "<invalid>";
 }
 
-static inline int xe_uc_fw_status_to_error(enum xe_uc_fw_status status)
+static inline int xe_uc_fw_status_to_error(const enum xe_uc_fw_status status)
 {
 	switch (status) {
 	case XE_UC_FIRMWARE_NOT_SUPPORTED:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static inline const char *xe_uc_fw_type_repr(enum xe_uc_fw_type type)
 }
 
 static inline enum xe_uc_fw_status
-__xe_uc_fw_status(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
+__xe_uc_fw_status(const struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 {
 	/* shouldn't call this before checking hw/blob availability */
 	XE_WARN_ON(uc_fw->status == XE_UC_FIRMWARE_UNINITIALIZED);
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_overridden(const struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 	return uc_fw->user_overridden;
 }
 
+static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_in_error_state(const struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
+{
+	return xe_uc_fw_status_to_error(__xe_uc_fw_status(uc_fw)) < 0;
+}
+
 static inline void xe_uc_fw_sanitize(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 {
 	if (xe_uc_fw_is_loaded(uc_fw))