diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 251311e41373..51e61b04a555 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ static int intel_init_workaround_bb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (GEM_WARN_ON(engine->id != RCS || !engine->scratch))
+	if (GEM_WARN_ON(engine->id != RCS))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (INTEL_GEN(engine->i915)) {