diff --git a/benchmarks/gem_wsim.c b/benchmarks/gem_wsim.c
index d43e7c767801..539de243f6e8 100644
--- a/benchmarks/gem_wsim.c
+++ b/benchmarks/gem_wsim.c
@@ -365,34 +365,198 @@ static int str_to_engine(const char *str)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static bool __engines_queried;
+static unsigned int __num_engines;
+static struct i915_engine_class_instance *__engines;
+
+static int
+__i915_query(int i915, struct drm_i915_query *q)
+{
+	if (igt_ioctl(i915, DRM_IOCTL_I915_QUERY, q))
+		return -errno;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+__i915_query_items(int i915, struct drm_i915_query_item *items, uint32_t n_items)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_query q = {
+		.num_items = n_items,
+		.items_ptr = to_user_pointer(items),
+	};
+	return __i915_query(i915, &q);
+}
+
+static void
+i915_query_items(int i915, struct drm_i915_query_item *items, uint32_t n_items)
+{
+	igt_assert_eq(__i915_query_items(i915, items, n_items), 0);
+}
+
+static bool has_query(int i915)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_query query = {};
+
+	return __i915_query(i915, &query) == 0;
+}
+
+static bool has_engine_query(int i915)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_query_item item = {
+		.query_id = DRM_I915_QUERY_ENGINE_INFO,
+	};
+
+	return __i915_query_items(i915, &item, 1) == 0 && item.length > 0;
+}
+
+static void query_engines(void)
+{
+	struct i915_engine_class_instance *engines;
+	unsigned int num;
+
+	if (__engines_queried)
+		return;
+
+	__engines_queried = true;
+
+	if (!has_query(fd) || !has_engine_query(fd)) {
+		unsigned int num_bsd = gem_has_bsd(fd) + gem_has_bsd2(fd);
+		unsigned int i = 0;
+
+		igt_assert(num);
+
+		num = 1 + num_bsd;
+
+		if (gem_has_blt(fd))
+			num++;
+
+		if (gem_has_vebox(fd))
+			num++;
+
+		engines = calloc(num,
+				 sizeof(struct i915_engine_class_instance));
+		igt_assert(engines);
+
+		engines[i].engine_class = I915_ENGINE_CLASS_RENDER;
+		engines[i].engine_instance = 0;
+		i++;
+
+		if (gem_has_blt(fd)) {
+			engines[i].engine_class = I915_ENGINE_CLASS_COPY;
+			engines[i].engine_instance = 0;
+			i++;
+		}
+
+		if (gem_has_bsd(fd)) {
+			engines[i].engine_class = I915_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO;
+			engines[i].engine_instance = 0;
+			i++;
+		}
+
+		if (gem_has_bsd2(fd)) {
+			engines[i].engine_class = I915_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO;
+			engines[i].engine_instance = 1;
+			i++;
+		}
+
+		if (gem_has_vebox(fd)) {
+			engines[i].engine_class =
+				I915_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO_ENHANCE;
+			engines[i].engine_instance = 0;
+			i++;
+		}
+	} else {
+		struct drm_i915_query_engine_info *engine_info;
+		struct drm_i915_query_item item = {
+			.query_id = DRM_I915_QUERY_ENGINE_INFO,
+		};
+		const unsigned int sz = 4096;
+		unsigned int i;
+
+		engine_info = malloc(sz);
+		igt_assert(engine_info);
+		memset(engine_info, 0, sz);
+
+		item.data_ptr = to_user_pointer(engine_info);
+		item.length = sz;
+
+		i915_query_items(fd, &item, 1);
+		igt_assert(item.length > 0);
+		igt_assert(item.length <= sz);
+
+		num = engine_info->num_engines;
+
+		engines = calloc(num,
+				 sizeof(struct i915_engine_class_instance));
+		igt_assert(engines);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+			struct drm_i915_engine_info *engine =
+				(struct drm_i915_engine_info *)&engine_info->engines[i];
+
+			engines[i] = engine->engine;
+		}
+	}
+
+	__engines = engines;
+	__num_engines = num;
+}
+
 static unsigned int num_engines_in_class(enum intel_engine_id class)
 {
+	unsigned int i, count = 0;
+
 	igt_assert(class == VCS);
 
-	return 2;
+	query_engines();
+
+	for (i = 0; i < __num_engines; i++) {
+		if (__engines[i].engine_class == I915_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO)
+			count++;
+	}
+
+	igt_assert(count);
+	return count;
 }
 
 static void
 fill_engines_class(struct i915_engine_class_instance *ci,
 		   enum intel_engine_id class)
 {
+	unsigned int i, j = 0;
+
 	igt_assert(class == VCS);
 
-	ci[0].engine_class = I915_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO;
-	ci[0].engine_instance = 0;
+	query_engines();
 
-	ci[1].engine_class = I915_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO;
-	ci[1].engine_instance = 1;
+	for (i = 0; i < __num_engines; i++) {
+		if (__engines[i].engine_class != I915_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO)
+			continue;
+
+		ci[j].engine_class = __engines[i].engine_class;
+		ci[j].engine_instance = __engines[i].engine_instance;
+		j++;
+	}
 }
 
 static void
 fill_engines_id_class(enum intel_engine_id *list,
 		      enum intel_engine_id class)
 {
+	enum intel_engine_id engine = VCS1;
+	unsigned int i, j = 0;
+
 	igt_assert(class == VCS);
+	igt_assert(num_engines_in_class(VCS) <= 2);
+
+	query_engines();
 
-	list[0] = VCS1;
-	list[1] = VCS2;
+	for (i = 0; i < __num_engines; i++) {
+		if (__engines[i].engine_class != I915_ENGINE_CLASS_VIDEO)
+			continue;
+
+		list[j++] = engine++;
+	}
 }
 
 static struct i915_engine_class_instance
@@ -400,6 +564,8 @@ get_engine(enum intel_engine_id engine)
 {
 	struct i915_engine_class_instance ci;
 
+	query_engines();
+
 	switch (engine) {
 	case RCS:
 		ci.engine_class = I915_ENGINE_CLASS_RENDER;
