diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 917825b8f84..9242577a705 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@
         "description": "tu/kgsl: wait-only submit handling should not ignore sparse bind commands",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 2,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "71ef46717cd091f0a12a12cf5a8da3ec8a6fe96a",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_knl_kgsl.cc b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_knl_kgsl.cc
index e3a49692e94..20c51f93650 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_knl_kgsl.cc
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_knl_kgsl.cc
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ kgsl_queue_submit(struct tu_queue *queue, void *_submit,
    uint64_t start_ts = tu_perfetto_begin_submit();
 #endif
 
-   if (submit->commands.size == 0) {
+   if (submit->commands.size == 0 && submit->bind_cmds.size == 0) {
       /* This handles the case where we have a wait and no commands to submit.
        * It is necessary to handle this case separately as the kernel will not
        * advance the GPU timeline if a submit with no commands is made, even