diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index aa0a617b8d44..662e4d973f13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ struct kfd_process *kfd_create_process(struct file *filep)
 	if (process) {
 		pr_debug("Process already found\n");
 	} else {
+		/* If the process just called exec(3), it is possible that the
+		 * cleanup of the kfd_process (following the release of the mm
+		 * of the old process image) is still in the cleanup work queue.
+		 * Make sure to drain any job before trying to recreate any
+		 * resource for this process.
+		 */
+		flush_workqueue(kfd_process_wq);
+
 		process = create_process(thread);
 		if (IS_ERR(process))
 			goto out;