diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
index b43b58cc599b..946766b62459 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -747,6 +747,12 @@ done:
 		execlists_set_active(execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_USER);
 		guc_submit(engine);
 	}
+
+	/* We must always keep the beast fed if we have work piled up */
+	GEM_BUG_ON(port_isset(execlists->port) &&
+		   !execlists_is_active(execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_USER));
+	GEM_BUG_ON(execlists->first && !port_isset(execlists->port));
+
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&engine->timeline->lock);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index c2c8380a0121..6fbe1a8a37ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -642,6 +642,12 @@ done:
 	execlists->first = rb;
 	if (submit)
 		port_assign(port, last);
+
+	/* We must always keep the beast fed if we have work piled up */
+	GEM_BUG_ON(port_isset(execlists->port) &&
+		   !execlists_is_active(execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_USER));
+	GEM_BUG_ON(execlists->first && !port_isset(execlists->port));
+
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&engine->timeline->lock);