diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 8eb8453208b5..469a5b1a48aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ i915_gem_object_unbind(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 static int i915_ring_idle(struct drm_device *dev,
 			  struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	if (list_empty(&ring->gpu_write_list))
+	if (list_empty(&ring->gpu_write_list) && list_empty(&ring->active_list))
 		return 0;
 
 	i915_gem_flush_ring(dev, NULL, ring,
@@ -2190,9 +2190,7 @@ i915_gpu_idle(struct drm_device *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	lists_empty = (list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.flushing_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->render_ring.active_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->bsd_ring.active_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->blt_ring.active_list));
+		       list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.active_list));
 	if (lists_empty)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -4900,9 +4898,7 @@ i915_gpu_is_active(struct drm_device *dev)
 	int lists_empty;
 
 	lists_empty = list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.flushing_list) &&
-		      list_empty(&dev_priv->render_ring.active_list) &&
-		      list_empty(&dev_priv->bsd_ring.active_list) &&
-		      list_empty(&dev_priv->blt_ring.active_list);
+		      list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.active_list);
 
 	return !lists_empty;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
index 43a4013f53fa..d8ae7d1d0cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ i915_gem_evict_everything(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	lists_empty = (list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.inactive_list) &&
 		       list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.flushing_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->render_ring.active_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->bsd_ring.active_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->blt_ring.active_list));
+		       list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.active_list));
 	if (lists_empty)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
@@ -184,9 +182,7 @@ i915_gem_evict_everything(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	lists_empty = (list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.inactive_list) &&
 		       list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.flushing_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->render_ring.active_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->bsd_ring.active_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->blt_ring.active_list));
+		       list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.active_list));
 	BUG_ON(!lists_empty);
 
 	return 0;