diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index fa69d72fdcb9..9d7a77ecec3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -3320,15 +3320,21 @@ static int i915_engine_info(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 
 			rcu_read_lock();
 			rq = READ_ONCE(engine->execlist_port[0].request);
-			if (rq)
-				print_request(m, rq, "\t\tELSP[0] ");
-			else
+			if (rq) {
+				seq_printf(m, "\t\tELSP[0] count=%d, ",
+					   engine->execlist_port[0].count);
+				print_request(m, rq, "rq: ");
+			} else {
 				seq_printf(m, "\t\tELSP[0] idle\n");
+			}
 			rq = READ_ONCE(engine->execlist_port[1].request);
-			if (rq)
-				print_request(m, rq, "\t\tELSP[1] ");
-			else
+			if (rq) {
+				seq_printf(m, "\t\tELSP[1] count=%d, ",
+					   engine->execlist_port[1].count);
+				print_request(m, rq, "rq: ");
+			} else {
 				seq_printf(m, "\t\tELSP[1] idle\n");
+			}
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 
 			spin_lock_irq(&engine->timeline->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 9dd612a2df16..9896027880ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static void execlists_submit_ports(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		execlists_context_status_change(port[0].request,
 						INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_IN);
 	desc[0] = execlists_update_context(port[0].request);
-	engine->preempt_wa = port[0].count++; /* bdw only? fixed on skl? */
+	port[0].count++;
 
 	if (port[1].request) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(port[1].count);
@@ -545,15 +545,11 @@ bool intel_execlists_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool execlists_elsp_ready(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+static bool execlists_elsp_ready(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	int port;
+	const struct execlist_port *port = engine->execlist_port;
 
-	port = 1; /* wait for a free slot */
-	if (engine->preempt_wa)
-		port = 0; /* wait for GPU to be idle before continuing */
-
-	return !engine->execlist_port[port].request;
+	return port[0].count + port[1].count < 2;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -601,8 +597,6 @@ static void intel_lrc_irq_handler(unsigned long data)
 				i915_gem_request_put(port[0].request);
 				port[0] = port[1];
 				memset(&port[1], 0, sizeof(port[1]));
-
-				engine->preempt_wa = false;
 			}
 
 			GEM_BUG_ON(port[0].count == 0 &&
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 9183d148b36a..dbd32585f27a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ struct intel_engine_cs {
 	struct rb_root execlist_queue;
 	struct rb_node *execlist_first;
 	unsigned int fw_domains;
-	bool preempt_wa;
 	u32 ctx_desc_template;
 
 	/* Contexts are pinned whilst they are active on the GPU. The last