diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
index 80b69f7d0dc9..99d8c807ff05 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
@@ -1590,8 +1590,14 @@ guc_exec_queue_timedout_job(struct drm_sched_job *drm_job)
 	if (!skip_timeout_check && !check_timeout(q, job))
 		goto rearm;
 
+	/*
+	 * Killed queues must not newly wedge the device, but preserve an
+	 * already-wedged state to avoid warning on teardown timeouts.
+	 */
 	if (!exec_queue_killed(q))
 		wedged = guc_submit_hint_wedged(exec_queue_to_guc(q));
+	else
+		wedged = xe_device_wedged(xe);
 
 	set_exec_queue_banned(q);