diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index b0dd0f0ea65a..91f1ac30c5fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2781,6 +2781,8 @@ void i915_gem_reset(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 static void nop_submit_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
+	i915_gem_request_submit(request);
+	intel_engine_init_global_seqno(request->engine, request->global_seqno);
 }
 
 static void i915_gem_cleanup_engine(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)