diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index 0625cbb3b431..0040b4765a54 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -451,10 +451,12 @@ void i915_request_cancel_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
 	struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
 	bool release;
 
-	if (!test_and_clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags))
-		return;
-
 	spin_lock(&ce->signal_lock);
+	if (!test_and_clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags)) {
+		spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	list_del_rcu(&rq->signal_link);
 	release = remove_signaling_context(rq->engine->breadcrumbs, ce);
 	spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);