diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
index f158f6a08e75..4b347318847f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
@@ -616,8 +616,13 @@ int intel_gt_wait_for_idle(struct intel_gt *gt, long timeout)
 			return -EINTR;
 	}
 
-	return timeout ? timeout : intel_uc_wait_for_idle(&gt->uc,
-							  remaining_timeout);
+	if (timeout)
+		return timeout;
+
+	if (remaining_timeout < 0)
+		remaining_timeout = 0;
+
+	return intel_uc_wait_for_idle(&gt->uc, remaining_timeout);
 }
 
 int intel_gt_init(struct intel_gt *gt)