diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 8359dc777041..66e0a555dbcc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3309,6 +3309,10 @@ i915_gem_ring_throttle(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 
 			if (ret == 0 && atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged))
 				ret = -EIO;
+		} else if (wait_for(i915_seqno_passed(ring->get_seqno(ring),
+						      seqno) ||
+				    atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged), 3000)) {
+			ret = -EBUSY;
 		}
 	}