diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index b9dc80db0847..cd57aa14fe43 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -1844,6 +1844,40 @@ set_persistence(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	return __context_set_persistence(ctx, args->value);
 }
 
+static void __apply_priority(struct intel_context *ce, void *arg)
+{
+	struct i915_gem_context *ctx = arg;
+
+	if (intel_context_use_semaphores(ce) &&
+	    ctx->sched.priority < I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL)
+		intel_context_clear_use_semaphores(ce);
+}
+
+static int set_priority(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
+			const struct drm_i915_gem_context_param *args)
+{
+	s64 priority = args->value;
+
+	if (args->size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!(ctx->i915->caps.scheduler & I915_SCHEDULER_CAP_PRIORITY))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (priority > I915_CONTEXT_MAX_USER_PRIORITY ||
+	    priority < I915_CONTEXT_MIN_USER_PRIORITY)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (priority > I915_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_PRIORITY &&
+	    !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	ctx->sched.priority = I915_USER_PRIORITY(priority);
+	context_apply_all(ctx, __apply_priority, ctx);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ctx_setparam(struct drm_i915_file_private *fpriv,
 			struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 			struct drm_i915_gem_context_param *args)
@@ -1890,23 +1924,7 @@ static int ctx_setparam(struct drm_i915_file_private *fpriv,
 		break;
 
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_PRIORITY:
-		{
-			s64 priority = args->value;
-
-			if (args->size)
-				ret = -EINVAL;
-			else if (!(ctx->i915->caps.scheduler & I915_SCHEDULER_CAP_PRIORITY))
-				ret = -ENODEV;
-			else if (priority > I915_CONTEXT_MAX_USER_PRIORITY ||
-				 priority < I915_CONTEXT_MIN_USER_PRIORITY)
-				ret = -EINVAL;
-			else if (priority > I915_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_PRIORITY &&
-				 !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
-				ret = -EPERM;
-			else
-				ctx->sched.priority =
-					I915_USER_PRIORITY(priority);
-		}
+		ret = set_priority(ctx, args);
 		break;
 
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
index 625f75f7825d..7075d03f508f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ intel_context_init(struct intel_context *ce,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (ctx->timeline)
 		ce->timeline = intel_timeline_get(ctx->timeline);
+	if (ctx->sched.priority >= I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL &&
+	    intel_engine_has_semaphores(engine))
+		__set_bit(CONTEXT_USE_SEMAPHORES, &ce->flags);
 
 	ce->engine = engine;
 	ce->ops = engine->cops;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
index 1e607343d256..d7b667a26e08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
@@ -155,6 +155,21 @@ static inline struct intel_ring *__intel_context_ring_size(u64 sz)
 	return u64_to_ptr(struct intel_ring, sz);
 }
 
+static inline bool intel_context_use_semaphores(const struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	return test_bit(CONTEXT_USE_SEMAPHORES, &ce->flags);
+}
+
+static inline void intel_context_set_use_semaphores(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	set_bit(CONTEXT_USE_SEMAPHORES, &ce->flags);
+}
+
+static inline void intel_context_clear_use_semaphores(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	clear_bit(CONTEXT_USE_SEMAPHORES, &ce->flags);
+}
+
 static inline bool intel_context_is_banned(const struct intel_context *ce)
 {
 	return test_bit(CONTEXT_BANNED, &ce->flags);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
index 0251edc8f568..264c1efde772 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ struct intel_context {
 
 	unsigned long flags;
 #define CONTEXT_ALLOC_BIT		0
-#define CONTEXT_BANNED			1
-#define CONTEXT_FORCE_SINGLE_SUBMISSION	2
-#define CONTEXT_NOPREEMPT		3
+#define CONTEXT_USE_SEMAPHORES		1
+#define CONTEXT_BANNED			2
+#define CONTEXT_FORCE_SINGLE_SUBMISSION	3
+#define CONTEXT_NOPREEMPT		4
 
 	u32 *lrc_reg_state;
 	u64 lrc_desc;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 8a1f1026f034..678b32089507 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -905,18 +905,16 @@ i915_request_await_request(struct i915_request *to, struct i915_request *from)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (to->engine == from->engine) {
+	if (to->engine == from->engine)
 		ret = i915_sw_fence_await_sw_fence_gfp(&to->submit,
 						       &from->submit,
 						       I915_FENCE_GFP);
-	} else if (intel_engine_has_semaphores(to->engine) &&
-		   to->context->gem_context->sched.priority >= I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL) {
+	else if (intel_context_use_semaphores(to->context))
 		ret = emit_semaphore_wait(to, from, I915_FENCE_GFP);
-	} else {
+	else
 		ret = i915_sw_fence_await_dma_fence(&to->submit,
 						    &from->fence, 0,
 						    I915_FENCE_GFP);
-	}
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
