diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index fba774a0abbf..dead24aaf45d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -5092,12 +5092,15 @@ static void virtual_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_disable();
-	for (n = 0; READ_ONCE(ve->request) && n < ve->num_siblings; n++) {
-		struct intel_engine_cs *sibling = ve->siblings[n];
+	for (n = 0; n < ve->num_siblings; n++) {
+		struct intel_engine_cs *sibling = READ_ONCE(ve->siblings[n]);
 		struct ve_node * const node = &ve->nodes[sibling->id];
 		struct rb_node **parent, *rb;
 		bool first;
 
+		if (!READ_ONCE(ve->request))
+			break; /* already handled by a sibling's tasklet */
+
 		if (unlikely(!(mask & sibling->mask))) {
 			if (!RB_EMPTY_NODE(&node->rb)) {
 				spin_lock(&sibling->active.lock);