int intel_wait_ring_buffer(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, int n)
 {
+       int reread = 0;
        struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        unsigned long end;
                 * fallback to the slow and accurate path.
                 */
                head = intel_read_status_page(ring, 4);
-               if (head < ring->actual_head)
+               if (reread)
                        head = I915_READ_HEAD(ring);
-               ring->actual_head = head;
                ring->head = head & HEAD_ADDR;
                ring->space = ring->head - (ring->tail + 8);
                if (ring->space < 0)
                msleep(1);
                if (atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged))
                        return -EAGAIN;
+               reread = 1;
        } while (!time_after(jiffies, end));
        trace_i915_ring_wait_end (dev);
        return -EBUSY;