diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_ggtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_ggtt.c
index d67249496113..14b6d68a6324 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_ggtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_ggtt.c
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ static void ggtt_invalidate_gt_tlb(struct xe_gt *gt)
 	if (!gt)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Invalidation can happen when there's no in-flight work keeping the
+	 * GT awake.  We need to explicitly grab forcewake to ensure the GT
+	 * and GuC are accessible.
+	 */
+	xe_force_wake_get(gt_to_fw(gt), XE_FW_GT);
+
 	/* TODO: vfunc for GuC vs. non-GuC */
 
 	if (gt->uc.guc.submission_state.enabled) {
@@ -216,6 +223,8 @@ static void ggtt_invalidate_gt_tlb(struct xe_gt *gt)
 			xe_mmio_write32(gt, GUC_TLB_INV_CR,
 					GUC_TLB_INV_CR_INVALIDATE);
 	}
+
+	xe_force_wake_put(gt_to_fw(gt), XE_FW_GT);
 }
 
 void xe_ggtt_invalidate(struct xe_ggtt *ggtt)