diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 50ca96f69ed6..2fa08357944e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -2120,7 +2120,8 @@ gen8_dispatch_bsd_engine(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 
 	/* Check whether the file_priv has already selected one ring. */
 	if ((int)file_priv->bsd_engine < 0)
-		file_priv->bsd_engine = get_random_int() & 1;
+		file_priv->bsd_engine =
+			get_random_int() % num_vcs_engines(dev_priv);
 
 	return file_priv->bsd_engine;
 }