diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index f59081066a19..014d02029a41 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ bool __i915_request_submit(struct i915_request *request)
 
 	RQ_TRACE(request, "\n");
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->sched_engine->lock);
 
 	/*
@@ -718,7 +717,6 @@ void __i915_request_unsubmit(struct i915_request *request)
 	 */
 	RQ_TRACE(request, "\n");
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->sched_engine->lock);
 
 	/*