diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
index 107f465a27b9..458320d28e27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ struct intel_engine_guc_stats {
 	 * @start_gt_clk: GT clock time of last idle to active transition.
 	 */
 	u64 start_gt_clk;
+
+	/**
+	 * @total: The last value of total returned
+	 */
+	u64 total;
 };
 
 struct intel_engine_cs {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index 4bfc1131b4f0..2cd1f43f8a3c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -1346,9 +1346,12 @@ static ktime_t guc_engine_busyness(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, ktime_t *now)
 		total += intel_gt_clock_interval_to_ns(gt, clk);
 	}
 
+	if (total > stats->total)
+		stats->total = total;
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&guc->timestamp.lock, flags);
 
-	return ns_to_ktime(total);
+	return ns_to_ktime(stats->total);
 }
 
 static void __reset_guc_busyness_stats(struct intel_guc *guc)