diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
index 59df0ebe942..0734a2a3d41 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
@@ -581,11 +581,12 @@ _iris_batch_flush_fence(struct iris_batch *batch,
    }
 
    int ret = submit_batch(batch, in_fence_fd, out_fence_fd);
-   if (ret < 0)
-      return ret;
 
    //throttle(iris);
 
+   if (ret < 0)
+      return ret;
+
    if (unlikely(INTEL_DEBUG & DEBUG_BATCH))
       decode_batch(batch);