diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index a2155d6bcdd29..69f6d63c0fc3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -928,7 +928,8 @@ __unwind_incomplete_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 			 */
 			if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_ENABLE_SIGNAL_BIT,
 				     &rq->fence.flags)) {
-				spin_lock(&rq->lock);
+				spin_lock_nested(&rq->lock,
+						 SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 				i915_request_cancel_breadcrumb(rq);
 				spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
 			}