diff --git a/drivers/iommu/io-pgfault.c b/drivers/iommu/io-pgfault.c
index cca52a34d0ed..c16ff1fc4b95 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/io-pgfault.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/io-pgfault.c
@@ -332,16 +332,30 @@ void iopf_group_response(struct iopf_group *group,
 		.code = status,
 	};
 
-	/* Only send response if there is a fault report pending */
 	mutex_lock(&fault_param->lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&group->pending_node)) {
-		ops->page_response(dev, &group->last_fault, &resp);
-		list_del_init(&group->pending_node);
-	}
+	ops->page_response(dev, &group->last_fault, &resp);
+	list_del_init(&group->pending_node);
 	mutex_unlock(&fault_param->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iopf_group_response);
 
+/**
+ * iopf_group_dequeue - Dequeue a page fault group from the pending list
+ * @group: the group to dequeue
+ *
+ * The fault handler is responsible for responding to the group after
+ * this function returns.
+ */
+void iopf_group_dequeue(struct iopf_group *group)
+{
+	struct iommu_fault_param *fault_param = group->fault_param;
+
+	mutex_lock(&fault_param->lock);
+	list_del_init(&group->pending_node);
+	mutex_unlock(&fault_param->lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iopf_group_dequeue);
+
 /**
  * iopf_queue_discard_partial - Remove all pending partial fault
  * @queue: the queue whose partial faults need to be discarded
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c
index 5129e3bf5461..747dd5155121 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ int iommufd_fault_iopf_handler(struct iopf_group *group)
 	hwpt = group->attach_handle->domain->iommufd_hwpt;
 	fault = hwpt->fault;
 
+	iopf_group_dequeue(group);
+
 	spin_lock(&fault->common.lock);
 	list_add_tail(&group->node, &fault->common.deliver);
 	spin_unlock(&fault->common.lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/iommu.h b/include/linux/iommu.h
index d20aa6f6863a..ac43b8b93f14 100644
--- a/include/linux/iommu.h
+++ b/include/linux/iommu.h
@@ -1704,6 +1704,7 @@ void iopf_free_group(struct iopf_group *group);
 int iommu_report_device_fault(struct device *dev, struct iopf_fault *evt);
 void iopf_group_response(struct iopf_group *group,
 			 enum iommu_page_response_code status);
+void iopf_group_dequeue(struct iopf_group *group);
 #else
 static inline int
 iopf_queue_add_device(struct iopf_queue *queue, struct device *dev)
@@ -1749,5 +1750,9 @@ static inline void iopf_group_response(struct iopf_group *group,
 				       enum iommu_page_response_code status)
 {
 }
+
+static inline void iopf_group_dequeue(struct iopf_group *group)
+{
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_IOMMU_IOPF */
 #endif /* __LINUX_IOMMU_H */