diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ringbuffer.c
index b791da2711e0..1418ed0c4875 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1886,12 +1886,12 @@ static int ring_request_alloc(struct i915_request *request)
 	 */
 	request->reserved_space += LEGACY_REQUEST_SIZE;
 
-	ret = switch_context(request);
+	/* Unconditionally invalidate GPU caches and TLBs. */
+	ret = request->engine->emit_flush(request, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Unconditionally invalidate GPU caches and TLBs. */
-	ret = request->engine->emit_flush(request, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
+	ret = switch_context(request);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;