diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
index 40c53cc1c7c0e74765505bd0f78b59d0dca5d7b5..7b303d5fd5b8d1c005c834c5c27d6fd2f9474759 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int wait_for_submit(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		if (i915_request_completed(rq)) /* that was quick! */
+		if (i915_request_started(rq)) /* that was quick! */
 			return 0;
 	} while (time_before(jiffies, timeout));