diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 062b21408698..63308ec016a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3322,16 +3322,15 @@ i915_gem_retire_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	}
 
-	/* Keep the retire handler running until we are finally idle.
+	/*
+	 * Keep the retire handler running until we are finally idle.
 	 * We do not need to do this test under locking as in the worst-case
 	 * we queue the retire worker once too often.
 	 */
-	if (READ_ONCE(dev_priv->gt.awake)) {
-		i915_queue_hangcheck(dev_priv);
+	if (READ_ONCE(dev_priv->gt.awake))
 		queue_delayed_work(dev_priv->wq,
 				   &dev_priv->gt.retire_work,
 				   round_jiffies_up_relative(HZ));
-	}
 }
 
 static void shrink_caches(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index 0a890ef4c420..cf2f3895b70e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ static void mark_busy(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 	intel_engines_unpark(i915);
 
+	i915_queue_hangcheck(i915);
+
 	queue_delayed_work(i915->wq,
 			   &i915->gt.retire_work,
 			   round_jiffies_up_relative(HZ));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index 86acac010bb8..62b2a20bc24e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -149,17 +149,6 @@ static void intel_breadcrumbs_fake_irq(struct timer_list *t)
 		return;
 
 	mod_timer(&b->fake_irq, jiffies + 1);
-
-	/* Ensure that even if the GPU hangs, we get woken up.
-	 *
-	 * However, note that if no one is waiting, we never notice
-	 * a gpu hang. Eventually, we will have to wait for a resource
-	 * held by the GPU and so trigger a hangcheck. In the most
-	 * pathological case, this will be upon memory starvation! To
-	 * prevent this, we also queue the hangcheck from the retire
-	 * worker.
-	 */
-	i915_queue_hangcheck(engine->i915);
 }
 
 static void irq_enable(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hangcheck.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hangcheck.c
index 31f01d64c021..348a4f7ffb67 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hangcheck.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hangcheck.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ static void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	enum intel_engine_id id;
 	unsigned int hung = 0, stuck = 0;
-	int busy_count = 0;
 
 	if (!i915_modparams.enable_hangcheck)
 		return;
@@ -429,7 +428,6 @@ static void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(struct work_struct *work)
 	intel_uncore_arm_unclaimed_mmio_detection(dev_priv);
 
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv, id) {
-		const bool busy = intel_engine_has_waiter(engine);
 		struct intel_engine_hangcheck hc;
 
 		semaphore_clear_deadlocks(dev_priv);
@@ -443,16 +441,13 @@ static void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(struct work_struct *work)
 			if (hc.action != ENGINE_DEAD)
 				stuck |= intel_engine_flag(engine);
 		}
-
-		busy_count += busy;
 	}
 
 	if (hung)
 		hangcheck_declare_hang(dev_priv, hung, stuck);
 
 	/* Reset timer in case GPU hangs without another request being added */
-	if (busy_count)
-		i915_queue_hangcheck(dev_priv);
+	i915_queue_hangcheck(dev_priv);
 }
 
 void intel_engine_init_hangcheck(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)