diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index ef274f69c00c39aa7ec6ee7cdd1104cc973ad00e..4f54a13231715d9a15e3ec2626e7bebed9d556c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2426,8 +2426,6 @@ void i915_gem_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 void
 i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	LIST_HEAD(deferred_request_free);
-	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
 	uint32_t seqno;
 
 	if (list_empty(&ring->request_list))
@@ -2437,7 +2435,27 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 
 	seqno = ring->get_seqno(ring, true);
 
+	/* Move any buffers on the active list that are no longer referenced
+	 * by the ringbuffer to the flushing/inactive lists as appropriate,
+	 * before we free the context associated with the requests.
+	 */
+	while (!list_empty(&ring->active_list)) {
+		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+
+		obj = list_first_entry(&ring->active_list,
+				      struct drm_i915_gem_object,
+				      ring_list);
+
+		if (!i915_seqno_passed(seqno, obj->last_read_seqno))
+			break;
+
+		i915_gem_object_move_to_inactive(obj);
+	}
+
+
 	while (!list_empty(&ring->request_list)) {
+		struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
+
 		request = list_first_entry(&ring->request_list,
 					   struct drm_i915_gem_request,
 					   list);
@@ -2453,23 +2471,7 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 		 */
 		ring->last_retired_head = request->tail;
 
-		list_move_tail(&request->list, &deferred_request_free);
-	}
-
-	/* Move any buffers on the active list that are no longer referenced
-	 * by the ringbuffer to the flushing/inactive lists as appropriate.
-	 */
-	while (!list_empty(&ring->active_list)) {
-		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
-
-		obj = list_first_entry(&ring->active_list,
-				      struct drm_i915_gem_object,
-				      ring_list);
-
-		if (!i915_seqno_passed(seqno, obj->last_read_seqno))
-			break;
-
-		i915_gem_object_move_to_inactive(obj);
+		i915_gem_free_request(request);
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(ring->trace_irq_seqno &&
@@ -2478,13 +2480,6 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 		ring->trace_irq_seqno = 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Finish processing active list before freeing request */
-	while (!list_empty(&deferred_request_free)) {
-		request = list_first_entry(&deferred_request_free,
-					   struct drm_i915_gem_request,
-					   list);
-		i915_gem_free_request(request);
-	}
 	WARN_ON(i915_verify_lists(ring->dev));
 }