diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
index d794e13610b2..7c31126a1b6d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
@@ -156,21 +156,6 @@ static void ring_setup_status_page(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	flush_cs_tlb(engine);
 }
 
-static bool stop_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
-{
-	intel_engine_stop_cs(engine);
-
-	ENGINE_WRITE(engine, RING_HEAD, ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_TAIL));
-
-	ENGINE_WRITE(engine, RING_HEAD, 0);
-	ENGINE_WRITE(engine, RING_TAIL, 0);
-
-	/* The ring must be empty before it is disabled */
-	ENGINE_WRITE(engine, RING_CTL, 0);
-
-	return (ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_HEAD) & HEAD_ADDR) == 0;
-}
-
 static struct i915_address_space *vm_alias(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 {
 	if (i915_is_ggtt(vm))
@@ -212,31 +197,6 @@ static int xcs_resume(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_get(engine->uncore, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
 
-	/* WaClearRingBufHeadRegAtInit:ctg,elk */
-	if (!stop_ring(engine)) {
-		/* G45 ring initialization often fails to reset head to zero */
-		drm_dbg(&dev_priv->drm, "%s head not reset to zero "
-			"ctl %08x head %08x tail %08x start %08x\n",
-			engine->name,
-			ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_CTL),
-			ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_HEAD),
-			ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_TAIL),
-			ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_START));
-
-		if (!stop_ring(engine)) {
-			drm_err(&dev_priv->drm,
-				"failed to set %s head to zero "
-				"ctl %08x head %08x tail %08x start %08x\n",
-				engine->name,
-				ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_CTL),
-				ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_HEAD),
-				ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_TAIL),
-				ENGINE_READ(engine, RING_START));
-			ret = -EIO;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (HWS_NEEDS_PHYSICAL(dev_priv))
 		ring_setup_phys_status_page(engine);
 	else
@@ -338,11 +298,21 @@ static void xcs_sanitize(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	clflush_cache_range(engine->status_page.addr, PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
+static bool stop_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+{
+	ENGINE_WRITE_FW(engine, RING_HEAD, ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_TAIL));
+
+	ENGINE_WRITE_FW(engine, RING_HEAD, 0);
+	ENGINE_WRITE_FW(engine, RING_TAIL, 0);
+
+	/* The ring must be empty before it is disabled */
+	ENGINE_WRITE_FW(engine, RING_CTL, 0);
+
+	return (ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_HEAD) & HEAD_ADDR) == 0;
+}
+
 static void reset_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	struct intel_uncore *uncore = engine->uncore;
-	const u32 base = engine->mmio_base;
-
 	/*
 	 * We stop engines, otherwise we might get failed reset and a
 	 * dead gpu (on elk). Also as modern gpu as kbl can suffer
@@ -354,30 +324,35 @@ static void reset_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	 * WaKBLVECSSemaphoreWaitPoll:kbl (on ALL_ENGINES)
 	 *
 	 * WaMediaResetMainRingCleanup:ctg,elk (presumably)
+	 * WaClearRingBufHeadRegAtInit:ctg,elk
 	 *
 	 * FIXME: Wa for more modern gens needs to be validated
 	 */
 	ENGINE_TRACE(engine, "\n");
+	intel_engine_stop_cs(engine);
 
-	if (intel_engine_stop_cs(engine))
-		ENGINE_TRACE(engine, "timed out on STOP_RING\n");
+	if (!stop_ring(engine)) {
+		/* G45 ring initialization often fails to reset head to zero */
+		drm_dbg(&engine->i915->drm,
+			"%s head not reset to zero "
+			"ctl %08x head %08x tail %08x start %08x\n",
+			engine->name,
+			ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_CTL),
+			ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_HEAD),
+			ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_TAIL),
+			ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_START));
+	}
 
-	intel_uncore_write_fw(uncore,
-			      RING_HEAD(base),
-			      intel_uncore_read_fw(uncore, RING_TAIL(base)));
-	intel_uncore_posting_read_fw(uncore, RING_HEAD(base)); /* paranoia */
-
-	intel_uncore_write_fw(uncore, RING_HEAD(base), 0);
-	intel_uncore_write_fw(uncore, RING_TAIL(base), 0);
-	intel_uncore_posting_read_fw(uncore, RING_TAIL(base));
-
-	/* The ring must be empty before it is disabled */
-	intel_uncore_write_fw(uncore, RING_CTL(base), 0);
-
-	/* Check acts as a post */
-	if (intel_uncore_read_fw(uncore, RING_HEAD(base)))
-		ENGINE_TRACE(engine, "ring head [%x] not parked\n",
-			     intel_uncore_read_fw(uncore, RING_HEAD(base)));
+	if (!stop_ring(engine)) {
+		drm_err(&engine->i915->drm,
+			"failed to set %s head to zero "
+			"ctl %08x head %08x tail %08x start %08x\n",
+			engine->name,
+			ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_CTL),
+			ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_HEAD),
+			ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_TAIL),
+			ENGINE_READ_FW(engine, RING_START));
+	}
 }
 
 static void reset_rewind(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, bool stalled)
