diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_execlist.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_execlist.c
index 42d01bbbf7d0..acb4d9f38fd7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_execlist.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_execlist.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void xe_execlist_port_wake_locked(struct xe_execlist_port *port,
 static void xe_execlist_make_active(struct xe_execlist_exec_queue *exl)
 {
 	struct xe_execlist_port *port = exl->port;
-	enum xe_exec_queue_priority priority = exl->active_priority;
+	enum xe_exec_queue_priority priority = exl->q->sched_props.priority;
 
 	XE_WARN_ON(priority == XE_EXEC_QUEUE_PRIORITY_UNSET);
 	XE_WARN_ON(priority < 0);