diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 8bc3283484be..1135a77b383a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -5283,6 +5283,8 @@ int i915_gem_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_put(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
+	intel_uc_fini_wq(dev_priv);
+
 	if (ret != -EIO)
 		i915_gem_cleanup_userptr(dev_priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 907deac6e3fa..d82ca0f438f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ void intel_uc_fini_wq(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (!USES_GUC(dev_priv))
 		return;
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!HAS_GUC(dev_priv));
-
 	intel_guc_fini_wq(&dev_priv->guc);
 }