diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_client_blt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_client_blt.c
index 9a6a6b5b722b60..4021b5a07b4053 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_client_blt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_client_blt.c
@@ -457,21 +457,6 @@ static int verify_buffer(const struct tiled_blits *t,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
-			  struct i915_request *rq,
-			  unsigned int flags)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int pin_buffer(struct i915_vma *vma, u64 addr)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -525,11 +510,11 @@ tiled_blit(struct tiled_blits *t,
 		goto err_bb;
 	}
 
-	err = move_to_active(t->batch, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(t->batch, rq, 0);
 	if (!err)
-		err = move_to_active(src->vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(src->vma, rq, 0);
 	if (!err)
-		err = move_to_active(dst->vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(dst->vma, rq, 0);
 	if (!err)
 		err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 						t->batch->node.start,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_coherency.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_coherency.c
index a666d7e610f5fe..028e4303948359 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_coherency.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_coherency.c
@@ -239,9 +239,7 @@ static int gpu_set(struct context *ctx, unsigned long offset, u32 v)
 	}
 	intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 
 out_rq:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
index c6ad67b90e8af2..1eb874b578a378 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -970,15 +970,11 @@ emit_rpcs_query(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		goto err_batch;
 	}
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(batch, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
@@ -1538,11 +1534,7 @@ static int write_to_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 		goto err_unpin;
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
@@ -1674,11 +1666,7 @@ static int read_from_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 		goto err_unpin;
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
index 1cae24349a96fd..6baabc6812c740 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
@@ -565,10 +565,7 @@ static int make_obj_busy(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 			goto err_unpin;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq,
-						      EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 
 		i915_request_add(rq);
 err_unpin:
@@ -1608,9 +1605,7 @@ static int __igt_mmap_gpu(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 			goto out_unpin;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, 0);
 
 		err = engine->emit_bb_start(rq, vma->node.start, 0, 0);
 		i915_request_get(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
index 3c55e77b0f1b00..93a2fc84d53acf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
@@ -130,19 +130,11 @@ int igt_gpu_fill_dw(struct intel_context *ce,
 		goto err_batch;
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(batch);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
-	i915_vma_unlock(batch);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
index 5121e6dc2fa53e..03dc14c5c5faf9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ int intel_renderstate_emit(struct intel_renderstate *so,
 	if (!so->vma)
 		return 0;
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, so->vma->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(so->vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(so->vma, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
index b8eb20a155f0d3..dd4a9949d1bf43 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
@@ -3031,9 +3031,7 @@ static int engine_wa_list_verify(struct intel_context *ce,
 		goto err_vma;
 	}
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err == 0)
 		err = wa_list_srm(rq, wal, vma);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
index 56b7d5b5fea009..bc5c896f09e0cb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
@@ -2764,9 +2764,7 @@ static int create_gang(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	i915_request_get(rq);
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, 0);
 	if (!err)
 		err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 						vma->node.start,
@@ -3179,17 +3177,11 @@ create_gpr_client(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		goto out_batch;
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 
 	i915_vma_lock(batch);
 	if (!err)
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(batch, rq, 0);
 	if (!err)
 		err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 						batch->node.start,
@@ -3519,9 +3511,7 @@ static int smoke_submit(struct preempt_smoke *smoke,
 
 	if (vma) {
 		i915_vma_lock(vma);
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-		if (!err)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, 0);
 		if (!err)
 			err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 							vma->node.start,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
index 7f3bb1d34dfbf6..406b405e9b5783 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
@@ -99,22 +99,6 @@ static u64 hws_address(const struct i915_vma *hws,
 	return hws->node.start + offset_in_page(sizeof(u32)*rq->fence.context);
 }
 
-static int move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
-			  struct i915_request *rq,
-			  unsigned int flags)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj,
-					flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static struct i915_request *
 hang_create_request(struct hang *h, struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
@@ -175,11 +159,11 @@ hang_create_request(struct hang *h, struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		goto unpin_hws;
 	}
 
-	err = move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto cancel_rq;
 
-	err = move_to_active(hws, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(hws, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto cancel_rq;
 
@@ -1510,18 +1494,9 @@ static int __igt_reset_evict_vma(struct intel_gt *gt,
 		}
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(arg.vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, arg.vma->obj,
-					flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	if (err == 0) {
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(arg.vma, rq, flags);
-		if (err)
-			pr_err("[%s] Move to active failed: %d!\n", engine->name, err);
-	} else {
-		pr_err("[%s] Request await failed: %d!\n", engine->name, err);
-	}
-
-	i915_vma_unlock(arg.vma);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(arg.vma, rq, flags);
+	if (err)
+		pr_err("[%s] Move to active failed: %d!\n", engine->name, err);
 
 	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_FENCE)
 		i915_vma_unpin_fence(arg.vma);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
index 82d3f8058995a9..636264685ab316 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
@@ -452,9 +452,7 @@ static int __live_lrc_state(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	*cs++ = i915_ggtt_offset(scratch) + RING_TAIL_IDX * sizeof(u32);
 	*cs++ = 0;
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, scratch->obj, true);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 
 	i915_request_get(rq);
 	i915_request_add(rq);
@@ -601,11 +599,7 @@ __gpr_read(struct intel_context *ce, struct i915_vma *scratch, u32 *slot)
 		*cs++ = 0;
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(scratch);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, scratch->obj, true);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	i915_vma_unlock(scratch);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 
 	i915_request_get(rq);
 	i915_request_add(rq);
@@ -1053,21 +1047,6 @@ store_context(struct intel_context *ce, struct i915_vma *scratch)
 	return batch;
 }
 
-static int move_to_active(struct i915_request *rq,
-			  struct i915_vma *vma,
-			  unsigned int flags)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, flags);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static struct i915_request *
 record_registers(struct intel_context *ce,
 		 struct i915_vma *before,
@@ -1093,19 +1072,19 @@ record_registers(struct intel_context *ce,
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		goto err_after;
 
-	err = move_to_active(rq, before, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(before, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_rq;
 
-	err = move_to_active(rq, b_before, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(b_before, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_rq;
 
-	err = move_to_active(rq, after, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(after, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_rq;
 
-	err = move_to_active(rq, b_after, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(b_after, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_rq;
 
@@ -1243,7 +1222,7 @@ static int poison_registers(struct intel_context *ce, u32 poison, u32 *sema)
 		goto err_batch;
 	}
 
-	err = move_to_active(rq, batch, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_rq;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_mocs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_mocs.c
index c1d861333c44cc..5bdf44a9fcb86c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_mocs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_mocs.c
@@ -227,11 +227,7 @@ static int check_mocs_engine(struct live_mocs *arg,
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 
 	/* Read the mocs tables back using SRM */
 	offset = i915_ggtt_offset(vma);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_rps.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_rps.c
index 99a372486fb7f6..59f346acca684f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_rps.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_rps.c
@@ -652,9 +652,7 @@ int live_rps_frequency_cs(void *arg)
 			goto err_vma;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-		if (!err)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, 0);
 		if (!err)
 			err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 							vma->node.start,
@@ -793,9 +791,7 @@ int live_rps_frequency_srm(void *arg)
 			goto err_vma;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-		if (!err)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, 0);
 		if (!err)
 			err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 							vma->node.start,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
index 67a9aab801ddf1..9fbb8c06e0e4e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
@@ -138,11 +138,7 @@ read_nonprivs(struct intel_context *ce)
 		goto err_pin;
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_req;
 
@@ -632,16 +628,11 @@ static int check_dirty_whitelist(struct intel_context *ce)
 				goto err_request;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(batch, rq, 0);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_request;
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, scratch->obj, true);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq,
-						      EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_request;
 
@@ -859,11 +850,7 @@ static int read_whitelisted_registers(struct intel_context *ce,
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
-	i915_vma_lock(results);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, results->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(results, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	i915_vma_unlock(results);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(results, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_req;
 
@@ -943,11 +930,7 @@ static int scrub_whitelisted_registers(struct intel_context *ce)
 			goto err_request;
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(batch);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
-	i915_vma_unlock(batch);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_request;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
index d6fe94cd0fdb61..b49098f045005e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
@@ -570,9 +570,8 @@ static int prepare_shadow_batch_buffer(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 			if (gmadr_bytes == 8)
 				bb->bb_start_cmd_va[2] = 0;
 
-			ret = i915_vma_move_to_active(bb->vma,
-						      workload->req,
-						      0);
+			ret = _i915_vma_move_to_active(bb->vma, workload->req,
+						       &workload->req->fence, 0);
 			if (ret)
 				goto err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index 15816df916c781..5a9d6b37d19ed6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -2015,9 +2015,7 @@ emit_oa_config(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
 			goto err_add_request;
 	}
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, 0);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(vma, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_add_request;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index aecd9c64486b27..a326a34609825f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@
 #include "i915_vma_resource.h"
 #include "i915_vma_types.h"
 
+static inline void i915_vma_lock(struct i915_vma *vma)
+{
+	dma_resv_lock(vma->obj->base.resv, NULL);
+}
+
+static inline void i915_vma_unlock(struct i915_vma *vma)
+{
+	dma_resv_unlock(vma->obj->base.resv);
+}
+
 struct i915_vma *
 i915_vma_instance(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		  struct i915_address_space *vm,
@@ -60,11 +70,25 @@ int __must_check _i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 					  struct i915_request *rq,
 					  struct dma_fence *fence,
 					  unsigned int flags);
+
+static inline int __must_check
+i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_request *rq,
+				 unsigned int flags)
+{
+	return i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE) ?:
+	       _i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, &rq->fence, flags);
+}
+
 static inline int __must_check
 i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_request *rq,
 			unsigned int flags)
 {
-	return _i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, &rq->fence, flags);
+	int err;
+
+	i915_vma_lock(vma);
+	err = _i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, &rq->fence, flags);
+	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
+	return err;
 }
 
 #define __i915_vma_flags(v) ((unsigned long *)&(v)->flags.counter)
@@ -228,16 +252,6 @@ void i915_vma_destroy(struct i915_vma *vma);
 
 #define assert_vma_held(vma) dma_resv_assert_held((vma)->obj->base.resv)
 
-static inline void i915_vma_lock(struct i915_vma *vma)
-{
-	dma_resv_lock(vma->obj->base.resv, NULL);
-}
-
-static inline void i915_vma_unlock(struct i915_vma *vma)
-{
-	dma_resv_unlock(vma->obj->base.resv);
-}
-
 int __must_check
 i915_vma_pin_ww(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww,
 		u64 size, u64 alignment, u64 flags);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
index 818a4909c1f354..a13d4481f0eef2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
@@ -1203,9 +1203,7 @@ static int live_all_engines(void *arg)
 			goto out_request;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(request[idx], batch->obj, 0);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, request[idx], 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(batch, request[idx], 0);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
 
 		err = engine->emit_bb_start(request[idx],
@@ -1332,10 +1330,7 @@ static int live_sequential_engines(void *arg)
 			}
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(request[idx],
-						batch->obj, false);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, request[idx], 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active_unlocked(batch, request[idx], 0);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
 
 		err = engine->emit_bb_start(request[idx],
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
index 0c22594ae27469..789f0ef3996c0c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
@@ -119,22 +119,6 @@ static u64 hws_address(const struct i915_vma *hws,
 	return hws->node.start + seqno_offset(rq->fence.context);
 }
 
-static int move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
-			  struct i915_request *rq,
-			  unsigned int flags)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj,
-					flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
-	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 struct i915_request *
 igt_spinner_create_request(struct igt_spinner *spin,
 			   struct intel_context *ce,
@@ -165,11 +149,11 @@ igt_spinner_create_request(struct igt_spinner *spin,
 	if (IS_ERR(rq))
 		return ERR_CAST(rq);
 
-	err = move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto cancel_rq;
 
-	err = move_to_active(hws, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(hws, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto cancel_rq;
 
