diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
index 4518b9b35c3d..02ad1acd117c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ i915_gem_evict_something(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 	active = NULL;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&eviction_list);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &vm->bound_list, vm_link) {
+		if (vma == active) { /* now seen this vma twice */
+			if (flags & PIN_NONBLOCK)
+				break;
+
+			active = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * We keep this list in a rough least-recently scanned order
 		 * of active elements (inactive elements are cheap to reap).
@@ -143,21 +150,12 @@ i915_gem_evict_something(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 		 * To notice when we complete one full cycle, we record the
 		 * first active element seen, before moving it to the tail.
 		 */
-		if (i915_vma_is_active(vma)) {
-			if (vma == active) {
-				if (flags & PIN_NONBLOCK)
-					break;
+		if (active != ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN) && i915_vma_is_active(vma)) {
+			if (!active)
+				active = vma;
 
-				active = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
-			}
-
-			if (active != ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN)) {
-				if (!active)
-					active = vma;
-
-				list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vm->bound_list);
-				continue;
-			}
+			list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vm->bound_list);
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		if (mark_free(&scan, vma, flags, &eviction_list))