diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c
index b455af1e6072..f3bb856aad2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "xe_gt_topology.h"
 #include "xe_guc_exec_queue_types.h"
 #include "xe_guc_pc.h"
+#include "xe_guc_rc.h"
 #include "xe_guc_submit.h"
 #include "xe_hw_fence.h"
 #include "xe_hw_engine_class_sysfs.h"
@@ -896,6 +897,7 @@ static void gt_reset_worker(struct work_struct *w)
 	if (IS_SRIOV_PF(gt_to_xe(gt)))
 		xe_gt_sriov_pf_stop_prepare(gt);
 
+	xe_guc_rc_disable(&gt->uc.guc);
 	xe_uc_stop_prepare(&gt->uc);
 	xe_pagefault_reset(gt_to_xe(gt), gt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
index 54d2fc780127..e75653a5e797 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc.c
@@ -1671,7 +1671,6 @@ void xe_guc_stop_prepare(struct xe_guc *guc)
 	if (!IS_SRIOV_VF(guc_to_xe(guc))) {
 		int err;
 
-		xe_guc_rc_disable(guc);
 		err = xe_guc_pc_stop(&guc->pc);
 		xe_gt_WARN(guc_to_gt(guc), err, "Failed to stop GuC PC: %pe\n",
 			   ERR_PTR(err));