diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_batch_chain.c b/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_batch_chain.c
index cc07abf12c0..04db7a79396 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_batch_chain.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/i915/anv_batch_chain.c
@@ -969,11 +969,11 @@ i915_queue_exec_locked(struct anv_queue *queue,
 
    ANV_RMV(bos_gtt_map, device, execbuf.bos, execbuf.bo_count);
 
-   int ret = queue->device->info->no_hw ? 0 :
-      anv_gem_execbuffer(queue->device, &execbuf.execbuf);
-   if (ret) {
-      anv_i915_debug_submit(&execbuf);
-      result = vk_queue_set_lost(&queue->vk, "execbuf2 failed: %m");
+   if (result == VK_SUCCESS && !queue->device->info->no_hw) {
+      if (anv_gem_execbuffer(queue->device, &execbuf.execbuf)) {
+         anv_i915_debug_submit(&execbuf);
+         result = vk_queue_set_lost(&queue->vk, "execbuf2 failed: %m");
+      }
    }
 
    if (cmd_buffer_count != 0 && cmd_buffers[0]->companion_rcs_cmd_buffer) {