diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
index 7c90a63c273d..fcce6909f201 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
@@ -508,21 +508,6 @@ i915_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (!obj)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	/*
-	 * Already in the desired write domain? Nothing for us to do!
-	 *
-	 * We apply a little bit of cunning here to catch a broader set of
-	 * no-ops. If obj->write_domain is set, we must be in the same
-	 * obj->read_domains, and only that domain. Therefore, if that
-	 * obj->write_domain matches the request read_domains, we are
-	 * already in the same read/write domain and can skip the operation,
-	 * without having to further check the requested write_domain.
-	 */
-	if (READ_ONCE(obj->write_domain) == read_domains) {
-		err = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Try to flush the object off the GPU without holding the lock.
 	 * We will repeat the flush holding the lock in the normal manner
@@ -560,6 +545,19 @@ i915_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * Already in the desired write domain? Nothing for us to do!
+	 *
+	 * We apply a little bit of cunning here to catch a broader set of
+	 * no-ops. If obj->write_domain is set, we must be in the same
+	 * obj->read_domains, and only that domain. Therefore, if that
+	 * obj->write_domain matches the request read_domains, we are
+	 * already in the same read/write domain and can skip the operation,
+	 * without having to further check the requested write_domain.
+	 */
+	if (READ_ONCE(obj->write_domain) == read_domains)
+		goto out_unpin;
+
 	err = i915_gem_object_lock_interruptible(obj, NULL);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unpin;