diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_engine_cs.c
index a69f5c438c72..b29eb9fd0009 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/gen8_engine_cs.c
@@ -506,7 +506,8 @@ gen8_emit_fini_breadcrumb_tail(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
 
 	*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_ENABLE;
-	if (intel_engine_has_semaphores(rq->engine))
+	if (intel_engine_has_semaphores(rq->engine) &&
+	    !intel_uc_uses_guc_submission(&rq->engine->gt->uc))
 		cs = emit_preempt_busywait(rq, cs);
 
 	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
@@ -598,7 +599,8 @@ gen12_emit_fini_breadcrumb_tail(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
 
 	*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_ENABLE;
-	if (intel_engine_has_semaphores(rq->engine))
+	if (intel_engine_has_semaphores(rq->engine) &&
+	    !intel_uc_uses_guc_submission(&rq->engine->gt->uc))
 		cs = gen12_emit_preempt_busywait(rq, cs);
 
 	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);