diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
index 9f0090ae64a6..f63ce0cec357 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_ct.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "xe_guc_tlb_inval.h"
 #include "xe_map.h"
 #include "xe_pm.h"
+#include "xe_sriov_vf.h"
 #include "xe_trace_guc.h"
 
 static void receive_g2h(struct xe_guc_ct *ct);
@@ -736,6 +737,28 @@ static u16 next_ct_seqno(struct xe_guc_ct *ct, bool is_g2h_fence)
 	return seqno;
 }
 
+#define MAKE_ACTION(type, __action)				\
+({								\
+	FIELD_PREP(GUC_HXG_MSG_0_TYPE, type) |			\
+	FIELD_PREP(GUC_HXG_EVENT_MSG_0_ACTION |			\
+		   GUC_HXG_EVENT_MSG_0_DATA0, __action);	\
+})
+
+static bool vf_action_can_safely_fail(struct xe_device *xe, u32 action)
+{
+	/*
+	 * When resuming a VF, we can't reliably track whether context
+	 * registration has completed in the GuC state machine. It is harmless
+	 * to resend the request, as it will fail silently if GUC_HXG_TYPE_EVENT
+	 * is used. Additionally, if there is an H2G protocol issue on a VF,
+	 * subsequent H2G messages sent as GUC_HXG_TYPE_FAST_REQUEST will likely
+	 * fail.
+	 */
+	return IS_SRIOV_VF(xe) && xe_sriov_vf_migration_supported(xe) &&
+		(action == XE_GUC_ACTION_REGISTER_CONTEXT_MULTI_LRC ||
+		 action == XE_GUC_ACTION_REGISTER_CONTEXT);
+}
+
 #define H2G_CT_HEADERS (GUC_CTB_HDR_LEN + 1) /* one DW CTB header and one DW HxG header */
 
 static int h2g_write(struct xe_guc_ct *ct, const u32 *action, u32 len,
@@ -807,18 +830,14 @@ static int h2g_write(struct xe_guc_ct *ct, const u32 *action, u32 len,
 		FIELD_PREP(GUC_CTB_MSG_0_NUM_DWORDS, len) |
 		FIELD_PREP(GUC_CTB_MSG_0_FENCE, ct_fence_value);
 	if (want_response) {
-		cmd[1] =
-			FIELD_PREP(GUC_HXG_MSG_0_TYPE, GUC_HXG_TYPE_REQUEST) |
-			FIELD_PREP(GUC_HXG_EVENT_MSG_0_ACTION |
-				   GUC_HXG_EVENT_MSG_0_DATA0, action[0]);
+		cmd[1] = MAKE_ACTION(GUC_HXG_TYPE_REQUEST, action[0]);
+	} else if (vf_action_can_safely_fail(xe, action[0])) {
+		cmd[1] = MAKE_ACTION(GUC_HXG_TYPE_EVENT, action[0]);
 	} else {
 		fast_req_track(ct, ct_fence_value,
 			       FIELD_GET(GUC_HXG_EVENT_MSG_0_ACTION, action[0]));
 
-		cmd[1] =
-			FIELD_PREP(GUC_HXG_MSG_0_TYPE, GUC_HXG_TYPE_FAST_REQUEST) |
-			FIELD_PREP(GUC_HXG_EVENT_MSG_0_ACTION |
-				   GUC_HXG_EVENT_MSG_0_DATA0, action[0]);
+		cmd[1] = MAKE_ACTION(GUC_HXG_TYPE_FAST_REQUEST, action[0]);
 	}
 
 	/* H2G header in cmd[1] replaces action[0] so: */