diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
index 28144410df86..2be6109d0093 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ static void __i915_gem_free_objects(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 		if (obj->mm.n_placements > 1)
 			kfree(obj->mm.placements);
 
+		if (obj->shares_resv_from)
+			i915_vm_resv_put(obj->shares_resv_from);
+
 		/* But keep the pointer alive for RCU-protected lookups */
 		call_rcu(&obj->rcu, __i915_gem_free_object_rcu);
 		cond_resched();
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
index 0727d0c76aa0..0415f99b6b95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object {
 	 * when i915_gem_ww_ctx_backoff() or i915_gem_ww_ctx_fini() are called.
 	 */
 	struct list_head obj_link;
+	/**
+	 * @shared_resv_from: The object shares the resv from this vm.
+	 */
+	struct i915_address_space *shares_resv_from;
 
 	union {
 		struct rcu_head rcu;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c
index 35069ca5d7de..10c23a749a95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ggtt.c
@@ -746,7 +746,6 @@ static void ggtt_cleanup_hw(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ggtt->vm.mutex);
 	i915_address_space_fini(&ggtt->vm);
-	dma_resv_fini(&ggtt->vm.resv);
 
 	arch_phys_wc_del(ggtt->mtrr);
 
@@ -768,6 +767,19 @@ void i915_ggtt_driver_release(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	ggtt_cleanup_hw(ggtt);
 }
 
+/**
+ * i915_ggtt_driver_late_release - Cleanup of GGTT that needs to be done after
+ * all free objects have been drained.
+ * @i915: i915 device
+ */
+void i915_ggtt_driver_late_release(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = &i915->ggtt;
+
+	GEM_WARN_ON(kref_read(&ggtt->vm.resv_ref) != 1);
+	dma_resv_fini(&ggtt->vm._resv);
+}
+
 static unsigned int gen6_get_total_gtt_size(u16 snb_gmch_ctl)
 {
 	snb_gmch_ctl >>= SNB_GMCH_GGMS_SHIFT;
@@ -829,6 +841,7 @@ static int ggtt_probe_common(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt, u64 size)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	kref_init(&ggtt->vm.resv_ref);
 	ret = setup_scratch_page(&ggtt->vm);
 	if (ret) {
 		drm_err(&i915->drm, "Scratch setup failed\n");
@@ -1135,7 +1148,7 @@ static int ggtt_probe_hw(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt, struct intel_gt *gt)
 	ggtt->vm.gt = gt;
 	ggtt->vm.i915 = i915;
 	ggtt->vm.dma = i915->drm.dev;
-	dma_resv_init(&ggtt->vm.resv);
+	dma_resv_init(&ggtt->vm._resv);
 
 	if (INTEL_GEN(i915) <= 5)
 		ret = i915_gmch_probe(ggtt);
@@ -1144,7 +1157,7 @@ static int ggtt_probe_hw(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt, struct intel_gt *gt)
 	else
 		ret = gen8_gmch_probe(ggtt);
 	if (ret) {
-		dma_resv_fini(&ggtt->vm.resv);
+		dma_resv_fini(&ggtt->vm._resv);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.c
index 9b98f9d9faa3..94849567143d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.c
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object *alloc_pt_lmem(struct i915_address_space *vm, int sz)
 	 * object underneath, with the idea that one object_lock() will lock
 	 * them all at once.
 	 */
-	if (!IS_ERR(obj))
-		obj->base.resv = &vm->resv;
+	if (!IS_ERR(obj)) {
+		obj->base.resv = i915_vm_resv_get(vm);
+		obj->shares_resv_from = vm;
+	}
+
 	return obj;
 }
 
@@ -40,8 +43,11 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object *alloc_pt_dma(struct i915_address_space *vm, int sz)
 	 * object underneath, with the idea that one object_lock() will lock
 	 * them all at once.
 	 */
-	if (!IS_ERR(obj))
-		obj->base.resv = &vm->resv;
+	if (!IS_ERR(obj)) {
+		obj->base.resv = i915_vm_resv_get(vm);
+		obj->shares_resv_from = vm;
+	}
+
 	return obj;
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ void __i915_vm_close(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 int i915_vm_lock_objects(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 			 struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww)
 {
-	if (vm->scratch[0]->base.resv == &vm->resv) {
+	if (vm->scratch[0]->base.resv == &vm->_resv) {
 		return i915_gem_object_lock(vm->scratch[0], ww);
 	} else {
 		struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt = i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm);
@@ -118,6 +124,22 @@ void i915_address_space_fini(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 	mutex_destroy(&vm->mutex);
 }
 
+/**
+ * i915_vm_resv_release - Final struct i915_address_space destructor
+ * @kref: Pointer to the &i915_address_space.resv_ref member.
+ *
+ * This function is called when the last lock sharer no longer shares the
+ * &i915_address_space._resv lock.
+ */
+void i915_vm_resv_release(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct i915_address_space *vm =
+		container_of(kref, typeof(*vm), resv_ref);
+
+	dma_resv_fini(&vm->_resv);
+	kfree(vm);
+}
+
 static void __i915_vm_release(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct i915_address_space *vm =
@@ -125,9 +147,8 @@ static void __i915_vm_release(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	vm->cleanup(vm);
 	i915_address_space_fini(vm);
-	dma_resv_fini(&vm->resv);
 
-	kfree(vm);
+	i915_vm_resv_put(vm);
 }
 
 void i915_vm_release(struct kref *kref)
@@ -144,6 +165,14 @@ void i915_vm_release(struct kref *kref)
 void i915_address_space_init(struct i915_address_space *vm, int subclass)
 {
 	kref_init(&vm->ref);
+
+	/*
+	 * Special case for GGTT that has already done an early
+	 * kref_init here.
+	 */
+	if (!kref_read(&vm->resv_ref))
+		kref_init(&vm->resv_ref);
+
 	INIT_RCU_WORK(&vm->rcu, __i915_vm_release);
 	atomic_set(&vm->open, 1);
 
@@ -170,7 +199,7 @@ void i915_address_space_init(struct i915_address_space *vm, int subclass)
 		might_alloc(GFP_KERNEL);
 		mutex_release(&vm->mutex.dep_map, _THIS_IP_);
 	}
-	dma_resv_init(&vm->resv);
+	dma_resv_init(&vm->_resv);
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!vm->total);
 	drm_mm_init(&vm->mm, 0, vm->total);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.h
index ca00b45827b7..f39be66e84f6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gtt.h
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ struct i915_address_space {
 	atomic_t open;
 
 	struct mutex mutex; /* protects vma and our lists */
-	struct dma_resv resv; /* reservation lock for all pd objects, and buffer pool */
+
+	struct kref resv_ref; /* kref to keep the reservation lock alive. */
+	struct dma_resv _resv; /* reservation lock for all pd objects, and buffer pool */
 #define VM_CLASS_GGTT 0
 #define VM_CLASS_PPGTT 1
 #define VM_CLASS_DPT 2
@@ -404,13 +406,36 @@ i915_vm_get(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 	return vm;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i915_vm_resv_get - Obtain a reference on the vm's reservation lock
+ * @vm: The vm whose reservation lock we want to share.
+ *
+ * Return: A pointer to the vm's reservation lock.
+ */
+static inline struct dma_resv *i915_vm_resv_get(struct i915_address_space *vm)
+{
+	kref_get(&vm->resv_ref);
+	return &vm->_resv;
+}
+
 void i915_vm_release(struct kref *kref);
 
+void i915_vm_resv_release(struct kref *kref);
+
 static inline void i915_vm_put(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 {
 	kref_put(&vm->ref, i915_vm_release);
 }
 
+/**
+ * i915_vm_resv_put - Release a reference on the vm's reservation lock
+ * @resv: Pointer to a reservation lock obtained from i915_vm_resv_get()
+ */
+static inline void i915_vm_resv_put(struct i915_address_space *vm)
+{
+	kref_put(&vm->resv_ref, i915_vm_resv_release);
+}
+
 static inline struct i915_address_space *
 i915_vm_open(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 {
@@ -506,6 +531,7 @@ void i915_ggtt_enable_guc(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt);
 void i915_ggtt_disable_guc(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt);
 int i915_init_ggtt(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 void i915_ggtt_driver_release(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
+void i915_ggtt_driver_late_release(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 
 static inline bool i915_ggtt_has_aperture(const struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ppgtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ppgtt.c
index 4e3d80c2295c..aee3a8929245 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ppgtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ppgtt.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void ppgtt_init(struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt, struct intel_gt *gt)
 	ppgtt->vm.dma = i915->drm.dev;
 	ppgtt->vm.total = BIT_ULL(INTEL_INFO(i915)->ppgtt_size);
 
-	dma_resv_init(&ppgtt->vm.resv);
+	dma_resv_init(&ppgtt->vm._resv);
 	i915_address_space_init(&ppgtt->vm, VM_CLASS_PPGTT);
 
 	ppgtt->vm.vma_ops.bind_vma    = ppgtt_bind_vma;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 2f06bb7b3ed2..d82a99e128cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ static int i915_driver_hw_probe(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	intel_memory_regions_driver_release(dev_priv);
 err_ggtt:
 	i915_ggtt_driver_release(dev_priv);
+	i915_gem_drain_freed_objects(dev_priv);
+	i915_ggtt_driver_late_release(dev_priv);
 err_perf:
 	i915_perf_fini(dev_priv);
 	return ret;
@@ -880,6 +882,8 @@ int i915_driver_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	i915_driver_hw_remove(i915);
 	intel_memory_regions_driver_release(i915);
 	i915_ggtt_driver_release(i915);
+	i915_gem_drain_freed_objects(i915);
+	i915_ggtt_driver_late_release(i915);
 out_cleanup_mmio:
 	i915_driver_mmio_release(i915);
 out_runtime_pm_put:
@@ -936,6 +940,7 @@ static void i915_driver_release(struct drm_device *dev)
 	intel_memory_regions_driver_release(dev_priv);
 	i915_ggtt_driver_release(dev_priv);
 	i915_gem_drain_freed_objects(dev_priv);
+	i915_ggtt_driver_late_release(dev_priv);
 
 	i915_driver_mmio_release(dev_priv);
 
