diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 9eabaee93b02..008e02bb642e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,12 @@ trace_ports(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists,
 		     ports[1] ? ports[1]->fence.seqno : 0);
 }
 
+static inline bool
+reset_in_progress(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
+{
+	return unlikely(!__tasklet_is_enabled(&execlists->tasklet));
+}
+
 static __maybe_unused bool
 assert_pending_valid(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists,
 		     const char *msg)
@@ -1398,6 +1404,10 @@ assert_pending_valid(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists,
 
 	trace_ports(execlists, msg, execlists->pending);
 
+	/* We may be messing around with the lists during reset, lalala */
+	if (reset_in_progress(execlists))
+		return true;
+
 	if (!execlists->pending[0]) {
 		GEM_TRACE_ERR("Nothing pending for promotion!\n");
 		return false;
@@ -2142,12 +2152,6 @@ invalidate_csb_entries(const u32 *first, const u32 *last)
 	clflush((void *)last);
 }
 
-static inline bool
-reset_in_progress(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
-{
-	return unlikely(!__tasklet_is_enabled(&execlists->tasklet));
-}
-
 /*
  * Starting with Gen12, the status has a new format:
  *