diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
index 2d0d7e17f042..fa51cf6d840a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ static int wait_for_submit(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 			   struct i915_request *rq,
 			   unsigned long timeout)
 {
+	/* Ignore our own attempts to suppress excess tasklets */
+	tasklet_hi_schedule(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
+
 	timeout += jiffies;
 	do {
 		bool done = time_after(jiffies, timeout);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
index 6b069bb1ddcc..d55421f6a250 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ static int wait_for_submit(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 			   struct i915_request *rq,
 			   unsigned long timeout)
 {
+	/* Ignore our own attempts to suppress excess tasklets */
+	tasklet_hi_schedule(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
+
 	timeout += jiffies;
 	do {
 		bool done = time_after(jiffies, timeout);