diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
index 9c292cf770f4..105a3b515174 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int amdgpu_sync_rings(struct amdgpu_sync *sync,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		if (count >= AMDGPU_NUM_SYNCS) {
+		if (amdgpu_enable_scheduler || (count >= AMDGPU_NUM_SYNCS)) {
 			/* not enough room, wait manually */
 			r = amdgpu_fence_wait(fence, false);
 			if (r)