diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index fe8a59a..940e7f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1679,11 +1679,9 @@ need_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
 	if (!intel_engine_has_timeslices(engine))
 		return false;
 
-	if (list_is_last(&rq->sched.link, &engine->active.requests))
-		return false;
-
-	hint = max(rq_prio(list_next_entry(rq, sched.link)),
-		   engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint);
+	hint = engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint;
+	if (!list_is_last(&rq->sched.link, &engine->active.requests))
+		hint = max(hint, rq_prio(list_next_entry(rq, sched.link)));
 
 	return hint >= effective_prio(rq);
 }
@@ -1725,6 +1723,18 @@ static void set_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	set_timer_ms(&engine->execlists.timer, active_timeslice(engine));
 }
 
+static void start_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists = &engine->execlists;
+
+	execlists->switch_priority_hint = execlists->queue_priority_hint;
+
+	if (timer_pending(&execlists->timer))
+		return;
+
+	set_timer_ms(&execlists->timer, timeslice(engine));
+}
+
 static void record_preemption(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
 {
 	(void)I915_SELFTEST_ONLY(execlists->preempt_hang.count++);
@@ -1888,11 +1898,7 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 				 * Even if ELSP[1] is occupied and not worthy
 				 * of timeslices, our queue might be.
 				 */
-				if (!execlists->timer.expires &&
-				    need_timeslice(engine, last))
-					set_timer_ms(&execlists->timer,
-						     timeslice(engine));
-
+				start_timeslice(engine);
 				return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1927,7 +1933,8 @@ static void execlists_dequeue(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 			if (last && !can_merge_rq(last, rq)) {
 				spin_unlock(&ve->base.active.lock);
-				return; /* leave this for another */
+				start_timeslice(engine);
+				return; /* leave this for another sibling */
 			}
 
 			ENGINE_TRACE(engine,