diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 8364304e9d2b..d803ef5f4a7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4926,6 +4926,11 @@ int i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* We can't enable contexts until all firmware is loaded */
+	ret = intel_uc_init_hw(dev_priv);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Need to do basic initialisation of all rings first: */
 	ret = __i915_gem_restart_engines(dev_priv);
 	if (ret)
@@ -4933,11 +4938,6 @@ int i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 	intel_mocs_init_l3cc_table(dev_priv);
 
-	/* We can't enable contexts until all firmware is loaded */
-	ret = intel_uc_init_hw(dev_priv);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
 out:
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_put(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index 141ed9df3d5c..07289a4b5bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -1132,15 +1132,7 @@ int i915_guc_submission_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv, id) {
 		struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists = &engine->execlists;
-		/* The tasklet was initialised by execlists, and may be in
-		 * a state of flux (across a reset) and so we just want to
-		 * take over the callback without changing any other state
-		 * in the tasklet.
-		 */
 		execlists->irq_tasklet.func = i915_guc_irq_handler;
-		clear_bit(ENGINE_IRQ_EXECLIST, &engine->irq_posted);
-		tasklet_schedule(&execlists->irq_tasklet);
-
 		engine->park = i915_guc_submission_park;
 		engine->unpark = i915_guc_submission_unpark;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index eeb3622803a8..e821c1eba7a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ static int gen8_init_common_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	execlists->active = 0;
 
 	/* After a GPU reset, we may have requests to replay */
-	if (!i915_modparams.enable_guc_submission && execlists->first)
+	if (execlists->first)
 		tasklet_schedule(&execlists->irq_tasklet);
 
 	return 0;