diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 7f368d79f7d2..8fd8e82ebda4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1880,6 +1880,10 @@ i915_gem_object_move_to_active(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	u32 seqno = intel_ring_get_seqno(ring);
 
 	BUG_ON(ring == NULL);
+	if (obj->ring != ring && obj->last_write_seqno) {
+		/* Keep the seqno relative to the current ring */
+		obj->last_write_seqno = seqno;
+	}
 	obj->ring = ring;
 
 	/* Add a reference if we're newly entering the active list. */