for (i = 0; i < adev->vcn.num_enc_rings; ++i) {
                ring = &adev->vcn.inst->ring_enc[i];
-               ring->sched.ready = true;
                r = amdgpu_ring_test_helper(ring);
                if (r)
                        goto done;
 
        adev->nbio.funcs->vcn_doorbell_range(adev, ring->use_doorbell,
                                             ring->doorbell_index, 0);
 
-       ring->sched.ready = true;
-       r = amdgpu_ring_test_ring(ring);
-       if (r) {
-               ring->sched.ready = false;
+       r = amdgpu_ring_test_helper(ring);
+       if (r)
                goto done;
-       }
 
        for (i = 0; i < adev->vcn.num_enc_rings; ++i) {
                ring = &adev->vcn.inst->ring_enc[i];
-               ring->sched.ready = true;
-               r = amdgpu_ring_test_ring(ring);
-               if (r) {
-                       ring->sched.ready = false;
+               r = amdgpu_ring_test_helper(ring);
+               if (r)
                        goto done;
-               }
        }
 
        ring = &adev->vcn.inst->ring_jpeg;
-       ring->sched.ready = true;
-       r = amdgpu_ring_test_ring(ring);
-       if (r) {
-               ring->sched.ready = false;
+       r = amdgpu_ring_test_helper(ring);
+       if (r)
                goto done;
-       }
 
 done:
        if (!r)
 
                adev->nbio.funcs->vcn_doorbell_range(adev, ring->use_doorbell,
                                                     ring->doorbell_index, j);
 
-               r = amdgpu_ring_test_ring(ring);
-               if (r) {
-                       ring->sched.ready = false;
+               r = amdgpu_ring_test_helper(ring);
+               if (r)
                        goto done;
-               }
 
                for (i = 0; i < adev->vcn.num_enc_rings; ++i) {
                        ring = &adev->vcn.inst[j].ring_enc[i];
                        ring->sched.ready = false;
                        continue;
-                       r = amdgpu_ring_test_ring(ring);
-                       if (r) {
-                               ring->sched.ready = false;
+                       r = amdgpu_ring_test_helper(ring);
+                       if (r)
                                goto done;
-                       }
                }
 
                ring = &adev->vcn.inst[j].ring_jpeg;
-               r = amdgpu_ring_test_ring(ring);
-               if (r) {
-                       ring->sched.ready = false;
+               r = amdgpu_ring_test_helper(ring);
+               if (r)
                        goto done;
-               }
        }
 done:
        if (!r)