diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index 5b75f98274b9e..206721dccd24e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -266,9 +266,12 @@ context_get_vm_rcu(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	} while (1);
 }
 
-static void intel_context_set_gem(struct intel_context *ce,
-				  struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
+static int intel_context_set_gem(struct intel_context *ce,
+				 struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
+				 struct intel_sseu sseu)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	GEM_BUG_ON(rcu_access_pointer(ce->gem_context));
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ce->gem_context, ctx);
 
@@ -295,6 +298,12 @@ static void intel_context_set_gem(struct intel_context *ce,
 
 		intel_context_set_watchdog_us(ce, (u64)timeout_ms * 1000);
 	}
+
+	/* A valid SSEU has no zero fields */
+	if (sseu.slice_mask && !WARN_ON(ce->engine->class != RENDER_CLASS))
+		ret = intel_context_reconfigure_sseu(ce, sseu);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __free_engines(struct i915_gem_engines *e, unsigned int count)
@@ -362,7 +371,8 @@ static struct i915_gem_engines *alloc_engines(unsigned int count)
 	return e;
 }
 
-static struct i915_gem_engines *default_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
+static struct i915_gem_engines *default_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
+						struct intel_sseu rcs_sseu)
 {
 	const struct intel_gt *gt = &ctx->i915->gt;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
@@ -375,6 +385,8 @@ static struct i915_gem_engines *default_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 
 	for_each_engine(engine, gt, id) {
 		struct intel_context *ce;
+		struct intel_sseu sseu = {};
+		int ret;
 
 		if (engine->legacy_idx == INVALID_ENGINE)
 			continue;
@@ -388,10 +400,18 @@ static struct i915_gem_engines *default_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 			goto free_engines;
 		}
 
-		intel_context_set_gem(ce, ctx);
-
 		e->engines[engine->legacy_idx] = ce;
 		e->num_engines = max(e->num_engines, engine->legacy_idx + 1);
+
+		if (engine->class == RENDER_CLASS)
+			sseu = rcs_sseu;
+
+		ret = intel_context_set_gem(ce, ctx, sseu);
+		if (ret) {
+			err = ERR_PTR(ret);
+			goto free_engines;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	return e;
@@ -705,6 +725,7 @@ __create_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 {
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
 	struct i915_gem_engines *e;
+	struct intel_sseu null_sseu = {};
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
@@ -722,7 +743,7 @@ __create_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->stale.engines);
 
 	mutex_init(&ctx->engines_mutex);
-	e = default_engines(ctx);
+	e = default_engines(ctx, null_sseu);
 	if (IS_ERR(e)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(e);
 		goto err_free;
@@ -1508,6 +1529,7 @@ set_engines__load_balance(struct i915_user_extension __user *base, void *data)
 	struct intel_engine_cs *stack[16];
 	struct intel_engine_cs **siblings;
 	struct intel_context *ce;
+	struct intel_sseu null_sseu = {};
 	u16 num_siblings, idx;
 	unsigned int n;
 	int err;
@@ -1580,7 +1602,7 @@ set_engines__load_balance(struct i915_user_extension __user *base, void *data)
 		goto out_siblings;
 	}
 
-	intel_context_set_gem(ce, set->ctx);
+	intel_context_set_gem(ce, set->ctx, null_sseu);
 
 	if (cmpxchg(&set->engines->engines[idx], NULL, ce)) {
 		intel_context_put(ce);
@@ -1688,6 +1710,7 @@ set_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = ctx->i915;
 	struct i915_context_param_engines __user *user =
 		u64_to_user_ptr(args->value);
+	struct intel_sseu null_sseu = {};
 	struct set_engines set = { .ctx = ctx };
 	unsigned int num_engines, n;
 	u64 extensions;
@@ -1697,7 +1720,7 @@ set_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 		if (!i915_gem_context_user_engines(ctx))
 			return 0;
 
-		set.engines = default_engines(ctx);
+		set.engines = default_engines(ctx, null_sseu);
 		if (IS_ERR(set.engines))
 			return PTR_ERR(set.engines);
 
@@ -1754,7 +1777,7 @@ set_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 			return PTR_ERR(ce);
 		}
 
-		intel_context_set_gem(ce, ctx);
+		intel_context_set_gem(ce, ctx, null_sseu);
 
 		set.engines->engines[n] = ce;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/mock_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/mock_context.c
index e0f512ef7f3c6..cbeefd060e97b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/mock_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/mock_context.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ mock_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 {
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
 	struct i915_gem_engines *e;
+	struct intel_sseu null_sseu = {};
 
 	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ mock_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	i915_gem_context_set_persistence(ctx);
 
 	mutex_init(&ctx->engines_mutex);
-	e = default_engines(ctx);
+	e = default_engines(ctx, null_sseu);
 	if (IS_ERR(e))
 		goto err_free;
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ctx->engines, e);
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ live_context_for_engine(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct i915_gem_engines *engines;
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
+	struct intel_sseu null_sseu = {};
 	struct intel_context *ce;
 
 	engines = alloc_engines(1);
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ live_context_for_engine(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct file *file)
 		return ERR_CAST(ce);
 	}
 
-	intel_context_set_gem(ce, ctx);
+	intel_context_set_gem(ce, ctx, null_sseu);
 	engines->engines[0] = ce;
 	engines->num_engines = 1;
 
