diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/scheduler/gpu_scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/scheduler/gpu_scheduler.c
index 5ace1a74071f2c23a98cc17b141c31bab2347def..8b2becd1aa079977525a2c513005fa67f2ad0ca5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/scheduler/gpu_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/scheduler/gpu_scheduler.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ static void amd_sched_rq_init(struct amd_sched_rq *rq)
 static void amd_sched_rq_add_entity(struct amd_sched_rq *rq,
 				    struct amd_sched_entity *entity)
 {
+	if (!list_empty(&entity->list))
+		return;
 	spin_lock(&rq->lock);
 	list_add_tail(&entity->list, &rq->entities);
 	spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ static void amd_sched_rq_add_entity(struct amd_sched_rq *rq,
 static void amd_sched_rq_remove_entity(struct amd_sched_rq *rq,
 				       struct amd_sched_entity *entity)
 {
+	if (list_empty(&entity->list))
+		return;
 	spin_lock(&rq->lock);
 	list_del_init(&entity->list);
 	if (rq->current_entity == entity)
@@ -138,9 +142,6 @@ int amd_sched_entity_init(struct amd_gpu_scheduler *sched,
 	atomic_set(&entity->fence_seq, 0);
 	entity->fence_context = fence_context_alloc(1);
 
-	/* Add the entity to the run queue */
-	amd_sched_rq_add_entity(rq, entity);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -302,9 +303,11 @@ static bool amd_sched_entity_in(struct amd_sched_job *sched_job)
 	spin_unlock(&entity->queue_lock);
 
 	/* first job wakes up scheduler */
-	if (first)
+	if (first) {
+		/* Add the entity to the run queue */
+		amd_sched_rq_add_entity(entity->rq, entity);
 		amd_sched_wakeup(sched);
-
+	}
 	return added;
 }