diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index a1a67f689b3a..7eebfbb95e89 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -1394,7 +1394,8 @@ int init_workarounds_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = engine->i915;
 	int err;
 
-	WARN_ON(engine->id != RCS);
+	if (GEM_WARN_ON(engine->id != RCS))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dev_priv->workarounds.count = 0;
 	dev_priv->workarounds.hw_whitelist_count[engine->id] = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index ff25f209d0a5..251311e41373 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ static int intel_init_workaround_bb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(engine->id != RCS || !engine->scratch))
+	if (GEM_WARN_ON(engine->id != RCS || !engine->scratch))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (INTEL_GEN(engine->i915)) {