spin_lock(&engine->breadcrumbs.irq_lock);
        wait = engine->breadcrumbs.irq_wait;
        if (wait) {
+               bool wakeup = engine->irq_seqno_barrier;
+
                /* We use a callback from the dma-fence to submit
                 * requests after waiting on our own requests. To
                 * ensure minimum delay in queuing the next request to
                 * and many waiters.
                 */
                if (i915_seqno_passed(intel_engine_get_seqno(engine),
-                                     wait->seqno) &&
-                   !test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT,
-                             &wait->request->fence.flags))
-                       rq = i915_gem_request_get(wait->request);
+                                     wait->seqno)) {
+                       wakeup = true;
+                       if (!test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT,
+                                     &wait->request->fence.flags))
+                               rq = i915_gem_request_get(wait->request);
+               }
 
-               wake_up_process(wait->tsk);
+               if (wakeup)
+                       wake_up_process(wait->tsk);
        } else {
                __intel_engine_disarm_breadcrumbs(engine);
        }