diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
index be770f2419b1..52f71e83e088 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ unlock:
 static void __i915_schedule(struct i915_sched_node *node,
 			    const struct i915_sched_attr *attr)
 {
+	const int prio = max(attr->priority, node->attr.priority);
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	struct i915_dependency *dep, *p;
 	struct i915_dependency stack;
-	const int prio = attr->priority;
 	struct sched_cache cache;
 	LIST_HEAD(dfs);
 
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ static void __i915_schedule(struct i915_sched_node *node,
 	lockdep_assert_held(&schedule_lock);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(prio == I915_PRIORITY_INVALID);
 
-	if (prio <= READ_ONCE(node->attr.priority))
-		return;
-
 	if (node_signaled(node))
 		return;