diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 0d0ed77bbe28..6651c36b6e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2193,14 +2193,8 @@ int
 i915_gpu_idle(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	bool lists_empty;
 	int ret, i;
 
-	lists_empty = (list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.flushing_list) &&
-		       list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.active_list));
-	if (lists_empty)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Flush everything onto the inactive list. */
 	for (i = 0; i < I915_NUM_RINGS; i++) {
 		ret = i915_ring_idle(&dev_priv->ring[i]);