diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_batch_chain.c b/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_batch_chain.c
index 22ccaa4763a..5c9fed16ccb 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_batch_chain.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/xe/anv_batch_chain.c
@@ -114,9 +114,15 @@ xe_exec_process_syncs(struct anv_queue *queue,
                       struct drm_xe_sync **ret, uint32_t *ret_count)
 {
    struct anv_device *device = queue->device;
-   uint32_t num_syncs = wait_count + signal_count + extra_sync_count +
-                        (utrace_submit ? 1 : 0) +
-                        ((queue->sync && !is_companion_rcs_queue) ? 1 : 0);
+   /* Signal the utrace sync only if it doesn't have a batch. Otherwise the
+    * it's the utrace batch that should signal its own sync.
+    */
+   const bool has_utrace_sync = utrace_submit &&
+                                util_dynarray_num_elements(&utrace_submit->batch_bos, struct anv_bo *) == 0;
+   const uint32_t num_syncs = wait_count + signal_count + extra_sync_count +
+                              (has_utrace_sync ? 1 : 0) +
+                              ((queue->sync && !is_companion_rcs_queue) ? 1 : 0);
+
    if (!num_syncs)
       return VK_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -128,12 +134,7 @@ xe_exec_process_syncs(struct anv_queue *queue,
 
    uint32_t count = 0;
 
-   /* Signal the utrace sync only if it doesn't have a batch. Otherwise the
-    * it's the utrace batch that should signal its own sync.
-    */
-   if (utrace_submit &&
-       util_dynarray_num_elements(&utrace_submit->batch_bos,
-                                  struct anv_bo *) == 0) {
+   if (has_utrace_sync) {
       struct drm_xe_sync *xe_sync = &xe_syncs[count++];
 
       xe_exec_fill_sync(xe_sync, utrace_submit->sync, 0, TYPE_SIGNAL);