diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
index 0fa1eb0bfff5..4aa5e6463e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -1269,6 +1269,31 @@ static void guc_submission_unpark(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	intel_engine_pin_breadcrumbs_irq(engine);
 }
 
+static void guc_set_default_submission(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+{
+	/*
+	 * We inherit a bunch of functions from execlists that we'd like
+	 * to keep using:
+	 *
+	 *    engine->submit_request = execlists_submit_request;
+	 *    engine->cancel_requests = execlists_cancel_requests;
+	 *    engine->schedule = execlists_schedule;
+	 *
+	 * But we need to override the actual submission backend in order
+	 * to talk to the GuC.
+	 */
+	intel_execlists_set_default_submission(engine);
+
+	engine->execlists.tasklet.func = guc_submission_tasklet;
+
+	engine->park = guc_submission_park;
+	engine->unpark = guc_submission_unpark;
+
+	engine->reset.prepare = guc_reset_prepare;
+
+	engine->flags &= ~I915_ENGINE_SUPPORTS_STATS;
+}
+
 int intel_guc_submission_enable(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
@@ -1307,17 +1332,8 @@ int intel_guc_submission_enable(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	guc_interrupts_capture(dev_priv);
 
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv, id) {
-		struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists =
-			&engine->execlists;
-
-		execlists->tasklet.func = guc_submission_tasklet;
-
-		engine->reset.prepare = guc_reset_prepare;
-
-		engine->park = guc_submission_park;
-		engine->unpark = guc_submission_unpark;
-
-		engine->flags &= ~I915_ENGINE_SUPPORTS_STATS;
+		engine->set_default_submission = guc_set_default_submission;
+		engine->set_default_submission(engine);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1331,9 +1347,6 @@ void intel_guc_submission_disable(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 	guc_interrupts_release(dev_priv);
 	guc_clients_doorbell_fini(guc);
-
-	/* Revert back to manual ELSP submission */
-	intel_engines_reset_default_submission(dev_priv);
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index db5351e6a3a5..c64ed9090e29 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ void intel_logical_ring_cleanup(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	kfree(engine);
 }
 
-static void execlists_set_default_submission(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+void intel_execlists_set_default_submission(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	engine->submit_request = execlists_submit_request;
 	engine->cancel_requests = execlists_cancel_requests;
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ logical_ring_default_vfuncs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	engine->emit_breadcrumb = gen8_emit_breadcrumb;
 	engine->emit_breadcrumb_sz = gen8_emit_breadcrumb_sz;
 
-	engine->set_default_submission = execlists_set_default_submission;
+	engine->set_default_submission = intel_execlists_set_default_submission;
 
 	if (INTEL_GEN(engine->i915) < 11) {
 		engine->irq_enable = gen8_logical_ring_enable_irq;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index 1593194e930c..4dfb78e3ec7e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -104,4 +104,6 @@ struct i915_gem_context;
 
 void intel_lr_context_resume(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 
+void intel_execlists_set_default_submission(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
+
 #endif /* _INTEL_LRC_H_ */