diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 2c09900..f2e3439 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1760,6 +1760,9 @@ int i915_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	destroy_workqueue(dev_priv->wq);
 
+	if (dev_priv->slab)
+		kmem_cache_destroy(dev_priv->slab);
+
 	pci_dev_put(dev_priv->bridge_dev);
 	kfree(dev->dev_private);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index f19a4f2..ec8c0fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ struct intel_gmbus {
 
 typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 	struct drm_device *dev;
+	struct kmem_cache *slab;
 
 	const struct intel_device_info *info;
 
@@ -1316,12 +1317,15 @@ int i915_gem_get_aperture_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 int i915_gem_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			struct drm_file *file_priv);
 void i915_gem_load(struct drm_device *dev);
+void *i915_gem_object_alloc(struct drm_device *dev);
+void i915_gem_object_free(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 int i915_gem_init_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 void i915_gem_object_init(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 			 const struct drm_i915_gem_object_ops *ops);
 struct drm_i915_gem_object *i915_gem_alloc_object(struct drm_device *dev,
 						  size_t size);
 void i915_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
+
 int __must_check i915_gem_object_pin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 				     uint32_t alignment,
 				     bool map_and_fenceable,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 2c04ea4..a32d3eb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -193,6 +193,18 @@ i915_gem_get_aperture_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void *i915_gem_object_alloc(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	return kmem_cache_alloc(dev_priv->slab, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+}
+
+void i915_gem_object_free(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = obj->base.dev->dev_private;
+	kmem_cache_free(dev_priv->slab, obj);
+}
+
 static int
 i915_gem_create(struct drm_file *file,
 		struct drm_device *dev,
@@ -216,7 +228,7 @@ i915_gem_create(struct drm_file *file,
 	if (ret) {
 		drm_gem_object_release(&obj->base);
 		i915_gem_info_remove_obj(dev->dev_private, obj->base.size);
-		kfree(obj);
+		i915_gem_object_free(obj);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -3770,12 +3782,12 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object *i915_gem_alloc_object(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	u32 mask;
 
-	obj = kzalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL);
+	obj = i915_gem_object_alloc(dev);
 	if (obj == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (drm_gem_object_init(dev, &obj->base, size) != 0) {
-		kfree(obj);
+		i915_gem_object_free(obj);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -3858,7 +3870,7 @@ void i915_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
 	i915_gem_info_remove_obj(dev_priv, obj->base.size);
 
 	kfree(obj->bit_17);
-	kfree(obj);
+	i915_gem_object_free(obj);
 }
 
 int
@@ -4236,8 +4248,14 @@ init_ring_lists(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 void
 i915_gem_load(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	int i;
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	int i;
+
+	dev_priv->slab =
+		kmem_cache_create("i915_gem_object",
+				  sizeof(struct drm_i915_gem_object), 0,
+				  SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN,
+				  NULL);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.active_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.inactive_list);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
index ca3497e..f307e31 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_dmabuf.c
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *i915_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (IS_ERR(attach))
 		return ERR_CAST(attach);
 
-
-	obj = kzalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL);
+	obj = i915_gem_object_alloc(dev);
 	if (obj == NULL) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail_detach;
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ struct drm_gem_object *i915_gem_prime_import(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	ret = drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, &obj->base, dma_buf->size);
 	if (ret) {
-		kfree(obj);
+		i915_gem_object_free(obj);
 		goto fail_detach;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
index d91f6eb..fc9228a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ _i915_gem_object_create_stolen(struct drm_device *dev,
 {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 
-	obj = kzalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL);
+	obj = i915_gem_object_alloc(dev);
 	if (obj == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ _i915_gem_object_create_stolen(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return obj;
 
 cleanup:
-	kfree(obj);
+	i915_gem_object_free(obj);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
