diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
index 7e6057a6e7f1..ba9a9adca0bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_job.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ static enum drm_gpu_sched_stat amdgpu_job_timedout(struct drm_sched_job *s_job)
 		amdgpu_vm_put_task_info(ti);
 	}
 
-	dma_fence_set_error(&s_job->s_fence->finished, -ETIME);
+	if (dma_fence_get_status(&s_job->s_fence->finished) == 0)
+		dma_fence_set_error(&s_job->s_fence->finished, -ETIME);
 
 	/* attempt a per ring reset */
 	if (amdgpu_gpu_recovery &&