diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
index 6378926f1aeb..8f3ca5a30cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
@@ -6539,7 +6539,7 @@ int amdgpu_device_gpu_recover(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	 *
 	 * job->base holds a reference to parent fence
 	 */
-	if (job && dma_fence_is_signaled(&job->hw_fence->base)) {
+	if (job && (dma_fence_get_status(&job->hw_fence->base) > 0)) {
 		job_signaled = true;
 		dev_info(adev->dev, "Guilty job already signaled, skipping HW reset");
 		goto skip_hw_reset;