diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index fa38a960ce00..989932234160 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -238,9 +238,7 @@ static int amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_eviction_fence(struct amdgpu_bo *bo,
 	for (i = 0; i < shared_count; ++i) {
 		struct dma_fence *f;
 
-		f = rcu_dereference_protected(fobj->shared[i],
-					      reservation_object_held(resv));
-
+		f = reservation_object_get_shared_fence(resv, fobj, i);
 		if (ef) {
 			if (f->context == ef->base.context) {
 				dma_fence_put(f);
@@ -273,8 +271,7 @@ static int amdgpu_amdkfd_remove_eviction_fence(struct amdgpu_bo *bo,
 		struct dma_fence *f;
 		struct amdgpu_amdkfd_fence *efence;
 
-		f = rcu_dereference_protected(fobj->shared[i],
-			reservation_object_held(resv));
+		f = reservation_object_get_shared_fence(resv, fobj, i);
 
 		efence = to_amdgpu_amdkfd_fence(f);
 		if (efence) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
index 2d6f5ec77a68..dbfd62ab67e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ int amdgpu_sync_resv(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		return r;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < flist->shared_count; ++i) {
-		f = rcu_dereference_protected(flist->shared[i],
-					      reservation_object_held(resv));
+		f = reservation_object_get_shared_fence(resv, flist, i);
 		/* We only want to trigger KFD eviction fences on
 		 * evict or move jobs. Skip KFD fences otherwise.
 		 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
index c6611cff64c8..22896a398eab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
@@ -1482,8 +1482,8 @@ static bool amdgpu_ttm_bo_eviction_valuable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	flist = reservation_object_get_list(bo->resv);
 	if (flist) {
 		for (i = 0; i < flist->shared_count; ++i) {
-			f = rcu_dereference_protected(flist->shared[i],
-				reservation_object_held(bo->resv));
+			f = reservation_object_get_shared_fence(bo->resv,
+								flist, i);
 			if (amdkfd_fence_check_mm(f, current->mm))
 				return false;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
index f583bb4222f9..95d25dbfde2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
@@ -651,8 +651,8 @@ int msm_gem_sync_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < fobj->shared_count; i++) {
-		fence = rcu_dereference_protected(fobj->shared[i],
-						reservation_object_held(msm_obj->resv));
+		fence = reservation_object_get_shared_fence(msm_obj->resv,
+							    fobj, i);
 		if (fence->context != fctx->context) {
 			ret = dma_fence_wait(fence, true);
 			if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index 412d49bc6e56..3ce921c276c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@ nouveau_fence_sync(struct nouveau_bo *nvbo, struct nouveau_channel *chan, bool e
 		struct nouveau_channel *prev = NULL;
 		bool must_wait = true;
 
-		fence = rcu_dereference_protected(fobj->shared[i],
-						reservation_object_held(resv));
+		fence = reservation_object_get_shared_fence(resv, fobj, i);
 
 		f = nouveau_local_fence(fence, chan->drm);
 		if (f) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_sync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_sync.c
index be5d7a38d3aa..bf7f9a648838 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_sync.c
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ int radeon_sync_resv(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		return r;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < flist->shared_count; ++i) {
-		f = rcu_dereference_protected(flist->shared[i],
-					      reservation_object_held(resv));
+		f = reservation_object_get_shared_fence(resv, flist, i);
 		fence = to_radeon_fence(f);
 		if (fence && fence->rdev == rdev)
 			radeon_sync_fence(sync, fence);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 7c484729f9b2..820d97d3e8b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -370,9 +370,7 @@ static void ttm_bo_flush_all_fences(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 		dma_fence_enable_sw_signaling(fence);
 
 	for (i = 0; fobj && i < fobj->shared_count; ++i) {
-		fence = rcu_dereference_protected(fobj->shared[i],
-					reservation_object_held(bo->resv));
-
+		fence = reservation_object_get_shared_fence(bo->resv, fobj, i);
 		if (!fence->ops->signaled)
 			dma_fence_enable_sw_signaling(fence);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/reservation.h b/include/linux/reservation.h
index 54cf6773a14c..8a3298574bf5 100644
--- a/include/linux/reservation.h
+++ b/include/linux/reservation.h
@@ -140,6 +140,25 @@ reservation_object_get_list(struct reservation_object *obj)
 					 reservation_object_held(obj));
 }
 
+/**
+ * reservation_object_get_shared_fence - get a fence from a reservation object's
+ * shared fence list.
+ * @obj: the reservation object
+ * @list: the list to get the fence from
+ * @idx: the index in the list to get
+ *
+ * Returns the fence from the shared fence list.  Does NOT take references to
+ * the fence.  Needs to be in RCU context or the obj->lock must be held.
+ */
+static inline struct dma_fence *
+reservation_object_get_shared_fence(struct reservation_object *obj,
+				    struct reservation_object_list *list,
+				    unsigned int idx)
+{
+	return rcu_dereference_protected(list->shared[idx],
+					 reservation_object_held(obj));
+}
+
 /**
  * reservation_object_lock - lock the reservation object
  * @obj: the reservation object
