diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index e8cd7effea2b..56985edda8ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -257,8 +257,13 @@ static void signal_irq_work(struct irq_work *work)
 		i915_request_put(rq);
 	}
 
+	/* Lazy irq enabling after HW submission */
 	if (!READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed) && !list_empty(&b->signalers))
 		intel_breadcrumbs_arm_irq(b);
+
+	/* And confirm that we still want irqs enabled before we yield */
+	if (READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed) && !atomic_read(&b->active))
+		intel_breadcrumbs_disarm_irq(b);
 }
 
 struct intel_breadcrumbs *
@@ -309,13 +314,7 @@ void __intel_breadcrumbs_park(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
 		return;
 
 	/* Kick the work once more to drain the signalers, and disarm the irq */
-	irq_work_sync(&b->irq_work);
-	while (READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed) && !atomic_read(&b->active)) {
-		local_irq_disable();
-		signal_irq_work(&b->irq_work);
-		local_irq_enable();
-		cond_resched();
-	}
+	irq_work_queue(&b->irq_work);
 }
 
 void intel_breadcrumbs_free(struct kref *kref)
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ static void insert_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
 	 * the request as it may have completed and raised the interrupt as
 	 * we were attaching it into the lists.
 	 */
-	if (!b->irq_armed || __i915_request_is_complete(rq))
+	if (!READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed) || __i915_request_is_complete(rq))
 		irq_work_queue(&b->irq_work);
 }