diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index bf2a2319353a..89ca401bf9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -799,7 +799,8 @@ static int intel_context_set_gem(struct intel_context *ce,
 	}
 
 	if (ctx->sched.priority >= I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL &&
-	    intel_engine_has_timeslices(ce->engine))
+	    intel_engine_has_timeslices(ce->engine) &&
+	    intel_engine_has_semaphores(ce->engine))
 		__set_bit(CONTEXT_USE_SEMAPHORES, &ce->flags);
 
 	if (IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_DRM_I915_REQUEST_TIMEOUT) &&
@@ -1778,7 +1779,8 @@ static void __apply_priority(struct intel_context *ce, void *arg)
 	if (!intel_engine_has_timeslices(ce->engine))
 		return;
 
-	if (ctx->sched.priority >= I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL)
+	if (ctx->sched.priority >= I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL &&
+	    intel_engine_has_semaphores(ce->engine))
 		intel_context_set_use_semaphores(ce);
 	else
 		intel_context_clear_use_semaphores(ce);