diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 42619fc05de4..090724fa766c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ struct i915_execbuffer {
 	struct intel_context *context; /* logical state for the request */
 	struct i915_gem_context *gem_context; /** caller's context */
 	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
+	intel_wakeref_t wakeref_gt0;
 
 	/** our requests to build */
 	struct i915_request *requests[MAX_ENGINE_INSTANCE + 1];
@@ -2685,6 +2686,7 @@ static int
 eb_select_engine(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 {
 	struct intel_context *ce, *child;
+	struct intel_gt *gt;
 	unsigned int idx;
 	int err;
 
@@ -2708,10 +2710,17 @@ eb_select_engine(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 		}
 	}
 	eb->num_batches = ce->parallel.number_children + 1;
+	gt = ce->engine->gt;
 
 	for_each_child(ce, child)
 		intel_context_get(child);
 	eb->wakeref = intel_gt_pm_get(ce->engine->gt);
+	/*
+	 * Keep GT0 active on MTL so that i915_vma_parked() doesn't
+	 * free VMAs while execbuf ioctl is validating VMAs.
+	 */
+	if (gt->info.id)
+		eb->wakeref_gt0 = intel_gt_pm_get(to_gt(gt->i915));
 
 	if (!test_bit(CONTEXT_ALLOC_BIT, &ce->flags)) {
 		err = intel_context_alloc_state(ce);
@@ -2750,6 +2759,9 @@ eb_select_engine(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 	return err;
 
 err:
+	if (gt->info.id)
+		intel_gt_pm_put(to_gt(gt->i915), eb->wakeref_gt0);
+
 	intel_gt_pm_put(ce->engine->gt, eb->wakeref);
 	for_each_child(ce, child)
 		intel_context_put(child);
@@ -2763,6 +2775,12 @@ eb_put_engine(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 	struct intel_context *child;
 
 	i915_vm_put(eb->context->vm);
+	/*
+	 * This works in conjunction with eb_select_engine() to prevent
+	 * i915_vma_parked() from interfering while execbuf validates vmas.
+	 */
+	if (eb->gt->info.id)
+		intel_gt_pm_put(to_gt(eb->gt->i915), eb->wakeref_gt0);
 	intel_gt_pm_put(eb->context->engine->gt, eb->wakeref);
 	for_each_child(eb->context, child)
 		intel_context_put(child);