diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
index 2f04e4f2ff35..f3dc67b33d94 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
@@ -1071,6 +1071,25 @@ static void i915_gem_record_rings(struct drm_device *dev,
 		list_for_each_entry(request, &ring->request_list, list) {
 			struct drm_i915_error_request *erq;
 
+			if (count >= error->ring[i].num_requests) {
+				/*
+				 * If the ring request list was changed in
+				 * between the point where the error request
+				 * list was created and dimensioned and this
+				 * point then just exit early to avoid crashes.
+				 *
+				 * We don't need to communicate that the
+				 * request list changed state during error
+				 * state capture and that the error state is
+				 * slightly incorrect as a consequence since we
+				 * are typically only interested in the request
+				 * list state at the point of error state
+				 * capture, not in any changes happening during
+				 * the capture.
+				 */
+				break;
+			}
+
 			erq = &error->ring[i].requests[count++];
 			erq->seqno = request->seqno;
 			erq->jiffies = request->emitted_jiffies;