diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hangcheck.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hangcheck.c
index 9b0ece427bdc..d9d87d96fb69 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hangcheck.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hangcheck.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ hangcheck_get_action(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	if (engine->hangcheck.seqno != hc->seqno)
 		return ENGINE_ACTIVE_SEQNO;
 
-	if (i915_seqno_passed(hc->seqno, intel_engine_last_submit(engine)))
+	if (intel_engine_is_idle(engine))
 		return ENGINE_IDLE;
 
 	return engine_stuck(engine, hc->acthd);