diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
index 42451b28140..7dddd86feb9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_batch.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ iris_create_engines_context(struct iris_context *ice, int priority)
 
    iris_hw_context_set_unrecoverable(screen->bufmgr, engines_ctx);
    iris_hw_context_set_vm_id(screen->bufmgr, engines_ctx);
+   iris_hw_context_set_priority(screen->bufmgr, engines_ctx, priority);
 
    free(engines_info);
    return engines_ctx;
@@ -317,9 +318,6 @@ iris_init_engines_context(struct iris_context *ice, int priority)
    if (engines_ctx < 0)
       return false;
 
-   struct iris_screen *screen = (void *) ice->ctx.screen;
-   iris_hw_context_set_priority(screen->bufmgr, engines_ctx, priority);
-
    iris_foreach_batch(ice, batch) {
       unsigned i = batch - &ice->batches[0];
       batch->ctx_id = engines_ctx;