diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/tests/vc4_test_pv_muxing.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/tests/vc4_test_pv_muxing.c
index 52c04ef33206bf4f9e21e3c8b7cea932824a67fa..94e05bddb630a79aab189d9bc16f09a9d84ce396 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/tests/vc4_test_pv_muxing.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/tests/vc4_test_pv_muxing.c
@@ -685,20 +685,26 @@ static void drm_vc4_test_pv_muxing(struct kunit *test)
 
 	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
 
 	vc4 = priv->vc4;
 	drm = &vc4->base;
+
+retry:
 	state = drm_kunit_helper_atomic_state_alloc(test, drm, &ctx);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, state);
 	for (i = 0; i < params->nencoders; i++) {
 		enum vc4_encoder_type enc_type = params->encoders[i];
 
 		ret = vc4_mock_atomic_add_output(test, state, enc_type);
+		if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+			goto retry;
 		KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 	}
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry;
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test,
 			  check_fifo_conflict(test, state));
 
@@ -726,21 +732,27 @@ static void drm_vc4_test_pv_muxing_invalid(struct kunit *test)
 
 	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
 
 	vc4 = priv->vc4;
 	drm = &vc4->base;
+
+retry:
 	state = drm_kunit_helper_atomic_state_alloc(test, drm, &ctx);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, state);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < params->nencoders; i++) {
 		enum vc4_encoder_type enc_type = params->encoders[i];
 
 		ret = vc4_mock_atomic_add_output(test, state, enc_type);
+		if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+			goto retry;
 		KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 	}
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry;
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_LT(test, ret, 0);
 
 	drm_modeset_drop_locks(&ctx);
 	drm_modeset_acquire_fini(&ctx);
 }
@@ -811,17 +823,22 @@ static void drm_test_vc5_pv_muxing_bugs_subsequent_crtc_enable(struct kunit *tes
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, vc4);
 
 	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
 
 	drm = &vc4->base;
+retry_first:
 	state = drm_kunit_helper_atomic_state_alloc(test, drm, &ctx);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, state);
 
 	ret = vc4_mock_atomic_add_output(test, state, VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_first;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_first;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	new_hvs_state = vc4_hvs_get_new_global_state(state);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, new_hvs_state);
 
@@ -834,17 +851,22 @@ static void drm_test_vc5_pv_muxing_bugs_subsequent_crtc_enable(struct kunit *tes
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, new_hvs_state->fifo_state[hdmi0_channel].in_use);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(state, false);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
+retry_second:
 	state = drm_kunit_helper_atomic_state_alloc(test, drm, &ctx);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, state);
 
 	ret = vc4_mock_atomic_add_output(test, state, VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI1);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_second;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_second;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	new_hvs_state = vc4_hvs_get_new_global_state(state);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, new_hvs_state);
 
@@ -885,20 +907,27 @@ static void drm_test_vc5_pv_muxing_bugs_stable_fifo(struct kunit *test)
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, vc4);
 
 	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
 
 	drm = &vc4->base;
+retry_first:
 	state = drm_kunit_helper_atomic_state_alloc(test, drm, &ctx);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, state);
 
 	ret = vc4_mock_atomic_add_output(test, state, VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_first;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	ret = vc4_mock_atomic_add_output(test, state, VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI1);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_first;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_first;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	new_hvs_state = vc4_hvs_get_new_global_state(state);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, new_hvs_state);
 
@@ -919,17 +948,22 @@ static void drm_test_vc5_pv_muxing_bugs_stable_fifo(struct kunit *test)
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, new_hvs_state->fifo_state[old_hdmi1_channel].in_use);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(state, false);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
+retry_second:
 	state = drm_kunit_helper_atomic_state_alloc(test, drm, &ctx);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, state);
 
 	ret = vc4_mock_atomic_del_output(test, state, VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_second;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_second;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	new_hvs_state = vc4_hvs_get_new_global_state(state);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, new_hvs_state);
 
@@ -979,29 +1013,39 @@ drm_test_vc5_pv_muxing_bugs_subsequent_crtc_enable_too_many_crtc_state(struct ku
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, vc4);
 
 	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
 
 	drm = &vc4->base;
+retry_first:
 	state = drm_kunit_helper_atomic_state_alloc(test, drm, &ctx);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, state);
 
 	ret = vc4_mock_atomic_add_output(test, state, VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_first;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_first;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(state, false);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
+retry_second:
 	state = drm_kunit_helper_atomic_state_alloc(test, drm, &ctx);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, state);
 
 	ret = vc4_mock_atomic_add_output(test, state, VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI1);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_second;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+		goto retry_second;
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);
 
 	new_vc4_crtc_state = get_vc4_crtc_state_for_encoder(test, state,
 							    VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_HDMI0);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_NULL(test, new_vc4_crtc_state);
