diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index 00918300f53f..3c62fd6daa76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -332,17 +332,19 @@ void intel_breadcrumbs_reset(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b->irq_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void intel_breadcrumbs_park(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
+void __intel_breadcrumbs_park(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
 {
-	/* Kick the work once more to drain the signalers */
+	if (!READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed))
+		return;
+
+	/* Kick the work once more to drain the signalers, and disarm the irq */
 	irq_work_sync(&b->irq_work);
-	while (unlikely(READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed))) {
+	while (READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed) && !atomic_read(&b->active)) {
 		local_irq_disable();
 		signal_irq_work(&b->irq_work);
 		local_irq_enable();
 		cond_resched();
 	}
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&b->signalers));
 }
 
 void intel_breadcrumbs_free(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.h
index ed3d1deabfbd..75cc9cff3ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.h
@@ -19,7 +19,18 @@ intel_breadcrumbs_create(struct intel_engine_cs *irq_engine);
 void intel_breadcrumbs_free(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b);
 
 void intel_breadcrumbs_reset(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b);
-void intel_breadcrumbs_park(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b);
+void __intel_breadcrumbs_park(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b);
+
+static inline void intel_breadcrumbs_unpark(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&b->active);
+}
+
+static inline void intel_breadcrumbs_park(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&b->active))
+		__intel_breadcrumbs_park(b);
+}
 
 static inline void
 intel_engine_signal_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h
index a74bb3062bd8..d85a6f74fb87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
  * the overhead of waking that client is much preferred.
  */
 struct intel_breadcrumbs {
-	/* Not all breadcrumbs are attached to physical HW */
-	struct intel_engine_cs *irq_engine;
+	atomic_t active;
 
 	spinlock_t signalers_lock; /* protects the list of signalers */
 	struct list_head signalers;
@@ -40,6 +39,9 @@ struct intel_breadcrumbs {
 	struct irq_work irq_work; /* for use from inside irq_lock */
 	unsigned int irq_enabled;
 	bool irq_armed;
+
+	/* Not all breadcrumbs are attached to physical HW */
+	struct intel_engine_cs *irq_engine;
 };
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_BREADCRUMBS_TYPES__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_pm.c
index 499b09cb4acf..d74e748f677a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_pm.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static int __engine_unpark(struct intel_wakeref *wf)
 	if (engine->unpark)
 		engine->unpark(engine);
 
+	intel_breadcrumbs_unpark(engine->breadcrumbs);
 	intel_engine_unpark_heartbeat(engine);
 	return 0;
 }