diff --git a/tests/kms_pipe_crc_basic.c b/tests/kms_pipe_crc_basic.c
index f49b434..e1940e6 100644
--- a/tests/kms_pipe_crc_basic.c
+++ b/tests/kms_pipe_crc_basic.c
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ static void test_read_crc(data_t *data, int pipe, unsigned flags)
 	igt_require_f(valid_connectors, "No connector found for pipe %i\n", pipe);
 }
 
+static void reset_gpu(void)
+{
+	int fd = drm_open_driver(DRIVER_INTEL);
+	igt_post_hang_ring(fd, igt_hang_ring(fd, I915_EXEC_DEFAULT));
+	close(fd);
+}
+
 data_t data = {0, };
 
 igt_main
@@ -194,6 +201,9 @@ igt_main
 		data.debugfs = igt_debugfs_dir(data.drm_fd);
 	}
 
+	/* before running tests, reset gpu */
+	reset_gpu();
+
 	igt_subtest("bad-pipe")
 		test_bad_command(&data, "pipe D none");