diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 15716e4d6b76..32feb2a27dfc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -3938,6 +3938,14 @@ static void reset_csb_pointers(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	ring_set_paused(engine, 0);
 
+	/*
+	 * Sometimes Icelake forgets to reset its pointers on a GPU reset.
+	 * Bludgeon them with a mmio update to be sure.
+	 */
+	ENGINE_WRITE(engine, RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR,
+		     0xffff << 16 | reset_value << 8 | reset_value);
+	ENGINE_POSTING_READ(engine, RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR);
+
 	/*
 	 * After a reset, the HW starts writing into CSB entry [0]. We
 	 * therefore have to set our HEAD pointer back one entry so that
@@ -3951,16 +3959,15 @@ static void reset_csb_pointers(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	WRITE_ONCE(*execlists->csb_write, reset_value);
 	wmb(); /* Make sure this is visible to HW (paranoia?) */
 
-	/*
-	 * Sometimes Icelake forgets to reset its pointers on a GPU reset.
-	 * Bludgeon them with a mmio update to be sure.
-	 */
-	ENGINE_WRITE(engine, RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR,
-		     reset_value << 8 | reset_value);
-	ENGINE_POSTING_READ(engine, RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR);
-
 	invalidate_csb_entries(&execlists->csb_status[0],
 			       &execlists->csb_status[reset_value]);
+
+	/* Once more for luck and our trusty paranoia */
+	ENGINE_WRITE(engine, RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR,
+		     0xffff << 16 | reset_value << 8 | reset_value);
+	ENGINE_POSTING_READ(engine, RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR);
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(READ_ONCE(*execlists->csb_write) != reset_value);
 }
 
 static void execlists_sanitize(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)