diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
index 0bf6e01b8910..0e1a5674ef13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ void xe_guc_irq_handler(struct xe_guc *guc, const u16 iir)
 
 void xe_guc_sanitize(struct xe_guc *guc)
 {
-	xe_uc_fw_change_status(&guc->fw, XE_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE);
+	xe_uc_fw_sanitize(&guc->fw);
 	xe_guc_ct_disable(&guc->ct);
 	guc->submission_state.enabled = false;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_huc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_huc.c
index b039ff49341b..6238fb354914 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_huc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_huc.c
@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@ fail:
 
 void xe_huc_sanitize(struct xe_huc *huc)
 {
-	if (!xe_uc_fw_is_loadable(&huc->fw))
-		return;
-	xe_uc_fw_change_status(&huc->fw, XE_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE);
+	xe_uc_fw_sanitize(&huc->fw);
 }
 
 void xe_huc_print_info(struct xe_huc *huc, struct drm_printer *p)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
index 35078038797e..c108e9d08e70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_uc_fw.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static inline bool xe_uc_fw_is_overridden(const struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 
 static inline void xe_uc_fw_sanitize(struct xe_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 {
-	if (xe_uc_fw_is_loaded(uc_fw))
+	if (xe_uc_fw_is_loadable(uc_fw))
 		xe_uc_fw_change_status(uc_fw, XE_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE);
 }