diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_ring_ops.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_ring_ops.c
index 248620b0901d..53d420d72164 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_ring_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_ring_ops.c
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ static void __emit_job_gen12_simple(struct xe_sched_job *job, struct xe_lrc *lrc
 
 	i = emit_bb_start(batch_addr, ppgtt_flag, dw, i);
 
+	/* Don't preempt fence signaling */
+	dw[i++] = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_DISABLE;
+
 	if (job->user_fence.used) {
 		i = emit_flush_dw(dw, i);
 		i = emit_store_imm_ppgtt_posted(job->user_fence.addr,
@@ -345,6 +348,9 @@ static void __emit_job_gen12_video(struct xe_sched_job *job, struct xe_lrc *lrc,
 
 	i = emit_bb_start(batch_addr, ppgtt_flag, dw, i);
 
+	/* Don't preempt fence signaling */
+	dw[i++] = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_DISABLE;
+
 	if (job->user_fence.used) {
 		i = emit_flush_dw(dw, i);
 		i = emit_store_imm_ppgtt_posted(job->user_fence.addr,
@@ -397,6 +403,9 @@ static void __emit_job_gen12_render_compute(struct xe_sched_job *job,
 
 	i = emit_bb_start(batch_addr, ppgtt_flag, dw, i);
 
+	/* Don't preempt fence signaling */
+	dw[i++] = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_DISABLE;
+
 	i = emit_render_cache_flush(job, dw, i);
 
 	if (job->user_fence.used)