int ret;
 
        GEM_BUG_ON(to == from);
+       GEM_BUG_ON(to->timeline == from->timeline);
 
        if (i915_gem_request_completed(from))
                return 0;
                        return ret;
        }
 
-       if (to->timeline == from->timeline)
-               return 0;
-
        if (to->engine == from->engine) {
                ret = i915_sw_fence_await_sw_fence_gfp(&to->submit,
                                                       &from->submit,
                if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &fence->flags))
                        continue;
 
+               /*
+                * Requests on the same timeline are explicitly ordered, along
+                * with their dependencies, by i915_add_request() which ensures
+                * that requests are submitted in-order through each ring.
+                */
+               if (fence->context == req->fence.context)
+                       continue;
+
                if (dma_fence_is_i915(fence))
                        ret = i915_gem_request_await_request(req,
                                                             to_request(fence));