diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 358b0b801d7c..e0b9a1f9eedf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static int queue_prio(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
 
 static inline bool need_preempt(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 				const struct i915_request *rq,
-				struct rb_node *rb)
+				const struct virtual_engine *ve)
 {
 	int last_prio;
 
@@ -491,9 +491,7 @@ static inline bool need_preempt(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	    rq_prio(list_next_entry(rq, sched.link)) > last_prio)
 		return true;
 
-	if (rb) {
-		struct virtual_engine *ve =
-			rb_entry(rb, typeof(*ve), nodes[engine->id].rb);
+	if (ve) {
 		bool preempt = false;
 
 		if (engine == ve->siblings[0]) { /* only preempt one sibling */
@@ -1819,6 +1817,35 @@ static bool virtual_matches(const struct virtual_engine *ve,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static struct virtual_engine *
+first_virtual_engine(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_execlists *el = &engine->execlists;
+	struct rb_node *rb = rb_first_cached(&el->virtual);
+
+	while (rb) {
+		struct virtual_engine *ve =
+			rb_entry(rb, typeof(*ve), nodes[engine->id].rb);
+		struct i915_request *rq = READ_ONCE(ve->request);
+
+		if (!rq) { /* lazily cleanup after another engine handled rq */
+			rb_erase_cached(rb, &el->virtual);
+			RB_CLEAR_NODE(rb);
+			rb = rb_first_cached(&el->virtual);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!virtual_matches(ve, rq, engine)) {
+			rb = rb_next(rb);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		return ve;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void virtual_xfer_breadcrumbs(struct virtual_engine *ve)
 {
 	/*
@@ -1903,7 +1930,7 @@ static void defer_active(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 static bool
 need_timeslice(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	       const struct i915_request *rq,
-	       const struct rb_node *rb)
+	       const struct virtual_engine *ve)
 {
 	int hint;
 
@@ -1912,9 +1939,7 @@ need_timeslice(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 
 	hint = engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint;
 
-	if (rb) {
-		const struct virtual_engine *ve =
-			rb_entry(rb, typeof(*ve), nodes[engine->id].rb);
+	if (ve) {
 		const struct intel_engine_cs *inflight =
 			intel_context_inflight(&ve->context);
 
@@ -2066,6 +2091,7 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	struct i915_request **port = execlists->pending;
 	struct i915_request ** const last_port = port + execlists->port_mask;
 	struct i915_request * const *active = execlists->active;
+	struct virtual_engine *ve;
 	struct i915_request *last;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct rb_node *rb;
@@ -2093,26 +2119,7 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	 * and context switches) submission.
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
-
-	for (rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->virtual); rb; ) {
-		struct virtual_engine *ve =
-			rb_entry(rb, typeof(*ve), nodes[engine->id].rb);
-		struct i915_request *rq = READ_ONCE(ve->request);
-
-		if (!rq) { /* lazily cleanup after another engine handled rq */
-			rb_erase_cached(rb, &execlists->virtual);
-			RB_CLEAR_NODE(rb);
-			rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->virtual);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (!virtual_matches(ve, rq, engine)) {
-			rb = rb_next(rb);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		break;
-	}
+	ve = first_virtual_engine(engine);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the queue is higher priority than the last
@@ -2140,7 +2147,7 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (need_preempt(engine, last, rb)) {
+		if (need_preempt(engine, last, ve)) {
 			ENGINE_TRACE(engine,
 				     "preempting last=%llx:%lld, prio=%d, hint=%d\n",
 				     last->fence.context,
@@ -2166,7 +2173,7 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 			__unwind_incomplete_requests(engine);
 
 			last = NULL;
-		} else if (need_timeslice(engine, last, rb) &&
+		} else if (need_timeslice(engine, last, ve) &&
 			   timeslice_expired(execlists, last)) {
 			ENGINE_TRACE(engine,
 				     "expired last=%llx:%lld, prio=%d, hint=%d, yield?=%s\n",
@@ -2216,111 +2223,97 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		}
 	}
 
-	while (rb) { /* XXX virtual is always taking precedence */
-		struct virtual_engine *ve =
-			rb_entry(rb, typeof(*ve), nodes[engine->id].rb);
+	while (ve) { /* XXX virtual is always taking precedence */
 		struct i915_request *rq;
 
 		spin_lock(&ve->base.active.lock);
 
 		rq = ve->request;
-		if (unlikely(!rq)) { /* lost the race to a sibling */
-			spin_unlock(&ve->base.active.lock);
-			rb_erase_cached(rb, &execlists->virtual);
-			RB_CLEAR_NODE(rb);
-			rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->virtual);
-			continue;
-		}
+		if (unlikely(!rq)) /* lost the race to a sibling */
+			goto unlock;
 
 		GEM_BUG_ON(rq != ve->request);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(rq->engine != &ve->base);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(rq->context != &ve->context);
 
-		if (rq_prio(rq) >= queue_prio(execlists)) {
-			if (!virtual_matches(ve, rq, engine)) {
-				spin_unlock(&ve->base.active.lock);
-				rb = rb_next(rb);
-				continue;
-			}
+		if (unlikely(rq_prio(rq) < queue_prio(execlists))) {
+			spin_unlock(&ve->base.active.lock);
+			break;
+		}
 
-			if (last && !can_merge_rq(last, rq)) {
-				spin_unlock(&ve->base.active.lock);
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
-				start_timeslice(engine, rq_prio(rq));
-				return; /* leave this for another sibling */
-			}
+		GEM_BUG_ON(!virtual_matches(ve, rq, engine));
 
-			ENGINE_TRACE(engine,
-				     "virtual rq=%llx:%lld%s, new engine? %s\n",
-				     rq->fence.context,
-				     rq->fence.seqno,
-				     i915_request_completed(rq) ? "!" :
-				     i915_request_started(rq) ? "*" :
-				     "",
-				     yesno(engine != ve->siblings[0]));
-
-			WRITE_ONCE(ve->request, NULL);
-			WRITE_ONCE(ve->base.execlists.queue_priority_hint,
-				   INT_MIN);
-			rb_erase_cached(rb, &execlists->virtual);
-			RB_CLEAR_NODE(rb);
+		if (last && !can_merge_rq(last, rq)) {
+			spin_unlock(&ve->base.active.lock);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
+			start_timeslice(engine, rq_prio(rq));
+			return; /* leave this for another sibling */
+		}
 
-			GEM_BUG_ON(!(rq->execution_mask & engine->mask));
-			WRITE_ONCE(rq->engine, engine);
+		ENGINE_TRACE(engine,
+			     "virtual rq=%llx:%lld%s, new engine? %s\n",
+			     rq->fence.context,
+			     rq->fence.seqno,
+			     i915_request_completed(rq) ? "!" :
+			     i915_request_started(rq) ? "*" :
+			     "",
+			     yesno(engine != ve->siblings[0]));
 
-			if (engine != ve->siblings[0]) {
-				u32 *regs = ve->context.lrc_reg_state;
-				unsigned int n;
+		WRITE_ONCE(ve->request, NULL);
+		WRITE_ONCE(ve->base.execlists.queue_priority_hint, INT_MIN);
 
-				GEM_BUG_ON(READ_ONCE(ve->context.inflight));
+		rb = &ve->nodes[engine->id].rb;
+		rb_erase_cached(rb, &execlists->virtual);
+		RB_CLEAR_NODE(rb);
 
-				if (!intel_engine_has_relative_mmio(engine))
-					virtual_update_register_offsets(regs,
-									engine);
+		GEM_BUG_ON(!(rq->execution_mask & engine->mask));
+		WRITE_ONCE(rq->engine, engine);
 
-				if (!list_empty(&ve->context.signals))
-					virtual_xfer_breadcrumbs(ve);
+		if (engine != ve->siblings[0]) {
+			u32 *regs = ve->context.lrc_reg_state;
+			unsigned int n;
 
-				/*
-				 * Move the bound engine to the top of the list
-				 * for future execution. We then kick this
-				 * tasklet first before checking others, so that
-				 * we preferentially reuse this set of bound
-				 * registers.
-				 */
-				for (n = 1; n < ve->num_siblings; n++) {
-					if (ve->siblings[n] == engine) {
-						swap(ve->siblings[n],
-						     ve->siblings[0]);
-						break;
-					}
-				}
+			GEM_BUG_ON(READ_ONCE(ve->context.inflight));
 
-				GEM_BUG_ON(ve->siblings[0] != engine);
-			}
+			if (!intel_engine_has_relative_mmio(engine))
+				virtual_update_register_offsets(regs, engine);
 
-			if (__i915_request_submit(rq)) {
-				submit = true;
-				last = rq;
-			}
-			i915_request_put(rq);
+			if (!list_empty(&ve->context.signals))
+				virtual_xfer_breadcrumbs(ve);
 
 			/*
-			 * Hmm, we have a bunch of virtual engine requests,
-			 * but the first one was already completed (thanks
-			 * preempt-to-busy!). Keep looking at the veng queue
-			 * until we have no more relevant requests (i.e.
-			 * the normal submit queue has higher priority).
+			 * Move the bound engine to the top of the list for
+			 * future execution. We then kick this tasklet first
+			 * before checking others, so that we preferentially
+			 * reuse this set of bound registers.
 			 */
-			if (!submit) {
-				spin_unlock(&ve->base.active.lock);
-				rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->virtual);
-				continue;
+			for (n = 1; n < ve->num_siblings; n++) {
+				if (ve->siblings[n] == engine) {
+					swap(ve->siblings[n], ve->siblings[0]);
+					break;
+				}
 			}
+
+			GEM_BUG_ON(ve->siblings[0] != engine);
 		}
 
+		if (__i915_request_submit(rq)) {
+			submit = true;
+			last = rq;
+		}
+
+		i915_request_put(rq);
+unlock:
 		spin_unlock(&ve->base.active.lock);
-		break;
+
+		/*
+		 * Hmm, we have a bunch of virtual engine requests,
+		 * but the first one was already completed (thanks
+		 * preempt-to-busy!). Keep looking at the veng queue
+		 * until we have no more relevant requests (i.e.
+		 * the normal submit queue has higher priority).
+		 */
+		ve = submit ? NULL : first_virtual_engine(engine);
 	}
 
 	while ((rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->queue))) {
