diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index d184333..3e6082b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1951,6 +1951,9 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_request {
 	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv;
 	/** file_priv list entry for this request */
 	struct list_head client_list;
+
+	/** deferred free list for dereferencing from IRQ context */
+	struct list_head free_list;
 };
 
 void i915_gem_request_free(struct kref *req_ref);
@@ -1976,9 +1979,12 @@ i915_gem_request_reference(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 static inline void
 i915_gem_request_unreference(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 {
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&req->ring->dev->struct_mutex));
 	kref_put(&req->ref, i915_gem_request_free);
 }
 
+void i915_gem_request_unreference_irq(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req);
+
 static inline void i915_gem_request_assign(struct drm_i915_gem_request **pdst,
 					   struct drm_i915_gem_request *src)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 9130aa1..e4cb253 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2635,6 +2635,18 @@ void i915_gem_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 	i915_gem_restore_fences(dev);
 }
 
+void i915_gem_request_unreference_irq(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* Need to add the req to a deferred dereference list to be processed
+	 * outside of interrupt time */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ring->reqlist_lock, flags);
+	list_add_tail(&req->free_list, &ring->delayed_free_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ring->reqlist_lock, flags);
+}
+
 /**
  * This function clears the request list as sequence numbers are passed.
  */
@@ -2708,6 +2720,21 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 		ring->trace_irq_seqno = 0;
 	}
 
+	while (!list_empty(&ring->delayed_free_list)) {
+		struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
+		unsigned long flags;
+
+		request = list_first_entry(&ring->delayed_free_list,
+					   struct drm_i915_gem_request,
+					   free_list);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&request->ring->reqlist_lock, flags);
+		list_del(&request->free_list);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&request->ring->reqlist_lock, flags);
+
+		i915_gem_request_unreference(request);
+	}
+
 	WARN_ON(i915_verify_lists(ring->dev));
 }
 
@@ -4948,6 +4975,7 @@ init_ring_lists(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->active_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->request_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->delayed_free_list);
 }
 
 void i915_init_vm(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index a6859ad..ba0d7b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,9 @@ static int logical_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct intel_engine_cs *rin
 	ring->dev = dev;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->active_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->request_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&ring->reqlist_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ring->irq_queue);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->delayed_free_list);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->execlist_queue);
 	spin_lock_init(&ring->execlist_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 164236c..f225ba3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1807,6 +1807,8 @@ static int intel_init_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev,
 	ring->dev = dev;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->active_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->request_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&ring->reqlist_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->delayed_free_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->execlist_queue);
 	ringbuf->size = 32 * PAGE_SIZE;
 	ringbuf->ring = ring;
@@ -2506,6 +2508,7 @@ int intel_render_ring_init_dri(struct drm_device *dev, u64 start, u32 size)
 	ring->dev = dev;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->active_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->request_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->delayed_free_list);
 
 	ringbuf->size = size;
 	ringbuf->effective_size = ringbuf->size;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 98b219d..0451233 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ struct  intel_engine_cs {
 	 * outstanding.
 	 */
 	struct list_head request_list;
+	spinlock_t reqlist_lock;
+	struct list_head delayed_free_list;
 
 	/**
 	 * Do we have some not yet emitted requests outstanding?
