diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 827edb5..408afe7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2718,6 +2718,15 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests(struct drm_device *dev)
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
 		i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(ring);
 		idle &= list_empty(&ring->request_list);
+		if (i915.enable_execlists) {
+			unsigned long flags;
+
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&ring->execlist_lock, flags);
+			idle &= list_empty(&ring->execlist_queue);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ring->execlist_lock, flags);
+
+			intel_execlists_retire_requests(ring);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (idle)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index cd74e5c..d920297 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ static void execlists_context_unqueue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *req0 = NULL, *req1 = NULL;
 	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *cursor = NULL, *tmp = NULL;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&ring->execlist_lock);
 
@@ -403,7 +402,8 @@ static void execlists_context_unqueue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 			 * will update tail past first request's workload */
 			cursor->elsp_submitted = req0->elsp_submitted;
 			list_del(&req0->execlist_link);
-			queue_work(dev_priv->wq, &req0->work);
+			list_add_tail(&req0->execlist_link,
+				&ring->execlist_retired_req_list);
 			req0 = cursor;
 		} else {
 			req1 = cursor;
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ static void execlists_context_unqueue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 static bool execlists_check_remove_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 					   u32 request_id)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *head_req;
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&ring->execlist_lock);
@@ -443,7 +442,8 @@ static bool execlists_check_remove_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 
 			if (--head_req->elsp_submitted <= 0) {
 				list_del(&head_req->execlist_link);
-				queue_work(dev_priv->wq, &head_req->work);
+				list_add_tail(&head_req->execlist_link,
+					&ring->execlist_retired_req_list);
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -512,22 +512,6 @@ void intel_execlists_handle_ctx_events(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 		   ((u32)ring->next_context_status_buffer & 0x07) << 8);
 }
 
-static void execlists_free_request_task(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *req =
-		container_of(work, struct intel_ctx_submit_request, work);
-	struct drm_device *dev = req->ring->dev;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-
-	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
-
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	i915_gem_context_unreference(req->ctx);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-
-	kfree(req);
-}
-
 static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 				   struct intel_context *to,
 				   u32 tail)
@@ -544,7 +528,6 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	i915_gem_context_reference(req->ctx);
 	req->ring = ring;
 	req->tail = tail;
-	INIT_WORK(&req->work, execlists_free_request_task);
 
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
 
@@ -565,7 +548,8 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 			WARN(tail_req->elsp_submitted != 0,
 			     "More than 2 already-submitted reqs queued\n");
 			list_del(&tail_req->execlist_link);
-			queue_work(dev_priv->wq, &tail_req->work);
+			list_add_tail(&tail_req->execlist_link,
+				&ring->execlist_retired_req_list);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -733,6 +717,30 @@ int intel_execlists_submission(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void intel_execlists_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+{
+	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *req, *tmp;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct list_head retired_list;
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&ring->dev->struct_mutex));
+	if (list_empty(&ring->execlist_retired_req_list))
+		return;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&retired_list);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ring->execlist_lock, flags);
+	list_replace_init(&ring->execlist_retired_req_list, &retired_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ring->execlist_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &retired_list, execlist_link) {
+		intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
+		i915_gem_context_unreference(req->ctx);
+		list_del(&req->execlist_link);
+		kfree(req);
+	}
+}
+
 void intel_logical_ring_stop(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
@@ -1248,6 +1256,7 @@ static int logical_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct intel_engine_cs *rin
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ring->irq_queue);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->execlist_queue);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->execlist_retired_req_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&ring->execlist_lock);
 	ring->next_context_status_buffer = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index 33c3b4b..84bbf19 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ struct intel_ctx_submit_request {
 	u32 tail;
 
 	struct list_head execlist_link;
-	struct work_struct work;
 
 	int elsp_submitted;
 };
 
 void intel_execlists_handle_ctx_events(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
+void intel_execlists_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
 #endif /* _INTEL_LRC_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 96479c8..8c002d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ struct  intel_engine_cs {
 	/* Execlists */
 	spinlock_t execlist_lock;
 	struct list_head execlist_queue;
+	struct list_head execlist_retired_req_list;
 	u8 next_context_status_buffer;
 	u32             irq_keep_mask; /* bitmask for interrupts that should not be masked */
 	int		(*emit_request)(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf);
