diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.c
index df202999fbfe7c54f5c96b39dea8dc856c0f185a..567c5b3c6f3a0ddb0879b1dd214c240a16200bf9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_test.c
@@ -244,17 +244,19 @@ static int amdgpu_test_create_and_emit_fence(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	int r;
 
 	if (ring == &adev->uvd.ring) {
+		struct fence *f = NULL;
 		r = amdgpu_uvd_get_create_msg(ring, handle, NULL);
 		if (r) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to get dummy create msg\n");
 			return r;
 		}
 
-		r = amdgpu_uvd_get_destroy_msg(ring, handle, fence);
+		r = amdgpu_uvd_get_destroy_msg(ring, handle, &f);
 		if (r) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to get dummy destroy msg\n");
 			return r;
 		}
+		*fence = to_amdgpu_fence(f);
 
 	} else if (ring == &adev->vce.ring[0] ||
 		   ring == &adev->vce.ring[1]) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
index c1be7db36a69955e83d653a35606b8bc0fadad0d..9b2730599134ac422f8f097aec5efa242fcfa3bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void amdgpu_uvd_free_handles(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct drm_file *filp)
 	for (i = 0; i < AMDGPU_MAX_UVD_HANDLES; ++i) {
 		uint32_t handle = atomic_read(&adev->uvd.handles[i]);
 		if (handle != 0 && adev->uvd.filp[i] == filp) {
-			struct amdgpu_fence *fence;
+			struct fence *fence;
 
 			amdgpu_uvd_note_usage(adev);
 
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ void amdgpu_uvd_free_handles(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct drm_file *filp)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			amdgpu_fence_wait(fence, false);
-			amdgpu_fence_unref(&fence);
+			fence_wait(fence, false);
+			fence_put(fence);
 
 			adev->uvd.filp[i] = NULL;
 			atomic_set(&adev->uvd.handles[i], 0);
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static int amdgpu_uvd_free_job(
 
 static int amdgpu_uvd_send_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 			       struct amdgpu_bo *bo,
-			       struct amdgpu_fence **fence)
+			       struct fence **fence)
 {
 	struct ttm_validate_buffer tv;
 	struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static int amdgpu_uvd_send_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 	ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects(&ticket, &head, &ib->fence->base);
 
 	if (fence)
-		*fence = amdgpu_fence_ref(ib->fence);
+		*fence = fence_get(&ib->fence->base);
 	amdgpu_bo_unref(&bo);
 
 	if (amdgpu_enable_scheduler)
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static int amdgpu_uvd_send_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
    crash the vcpu so just try to emmit a dummy create/destroy msg to
    avoid this */
 int amdgpu_uvd_get_create_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, uint32_t handle,
-			      struct amdgpu_fence **fence)
+			      struct fence **fence)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
 	struct amdgpu_bo *bo;
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ int amdgpu_uvd_get_create_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, uint32_t handle,
 }
 
 int amdgpu_uvd_get_destroy_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, uint32_t handle,
-			       struct amdgpu_fence **fence)
+			       struct fence **fence)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
 	struct amdgpu_bo *bo;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.h
index 2255aa710e33934a4abcccfaf19278f7b8e18f6e..1724c2c861516eea61b7d23f7521e7c8c834a5e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ int amdgpu_uvd_sw_fini(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
 int amdgpu_uvd_suspend(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
 int amdgpu_uvd_resume(struct amdgpu_device *adev);
 int amdgpu_uvd_get_create_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, uint32_t handle,
-			      struct amdgpu_fence **fence);
+			      struct fence **fence);
 int amdgpu_uvd_get_destroy_msg(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, uint32_t handle,
-			       struct amdgpu_fence **fence);
+			       struct fence **fence);
 void amdgpu_uvd_free_handles(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 			     struct drm_file *filp);
 int amdgpu_uvd_ring_parse_cs(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *parser, uint32_t ib_idx);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v4_2.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v4_2.c
index 4efd671d7a9b28dac74d8af4da549401287de57e..9ac383bc6c1fad659ba69d9b9f212fe7e888ac17 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v4_2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v4_2.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void uvd_v4_2_ring_emit_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 static int uvd_v4_2_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-	struct amdgpu_fence *fence = NULL;
+	struct fence *fence = NULL;
 	int r;
 
 	r = amdgpu_asic_set_uvd_clocks(adev, 53300, 40000);
@@ -555,14 +555,14 @@ static int uvd_v4_2_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	r = amdgpu_fence_wait(fence, false);
+	r = fence_wait(fence, false);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("amdgpu: fence wait failed (%d).\n", r);
 		goto error;
 	}
 	DRM_INFO("ib test on ring %d succeeded\n",  ring->idx);
 error:
-	amdgpu_fence_unref(&fence);
+	fence_put(fence);
 	amdgpu_asic_set_uvd_clocks(adev, 0, 0);
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v5_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v5_0.c
index b756bd99c0fd1a00dac0fb0a1d38f24a2f632689..de4b3f57902d24320cc90c446bf9f4c4d5d27dde 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v5_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v5_0.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static void uvd_v5_0_ring_emit_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 static int uvd_v5_0_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-	struct amdgpu_fence *fence = NULL;
+	struct fence *fence = NULL;
 	int r;
 
 	r = amdgpu_asic_set_uvd_clocks(adev, 53300, 40000);
@@ -601,14 +601,14 @@ static int uvd_v5_0_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	r = amdgpu_fence_wait(fence, false);
+	r = fence_wait(fence, false);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("amdgpu: fence wait failed (%d).\n", r);
 		goto error;
 	}
 	DRM_INFO("ib test on ring %d succeeded\n",  ring->idx);
 error:
-	amdgpu_fence_unref(&fence);
+	fence_put(fence);
 	amdgpu_asic_set_uvd_clocks(adev, 0, 0);
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v6_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v6_0.c
index 49aa931b2cb4dad3c0fc6ad7da17b493babafe7a..66c975870e974870011de9de0603c4c5926070f6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v6_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v6_0.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static void uvd_v6_0_ring_emit_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
  */
 static int uvd_v6_0_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
-	struct amdgpu_fence *fence = NULL;
+	struct fence *fence = NULL;
 	int r;
 
 	r = amdgpu_uvd_get_create_msg(ring, 1, NULL);
@@ -590,14 +590,14 @@ static int uvd_v6_0_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	r = amdgpu_fence_wait(fence, false);
+	r = fence_wait(fence, false);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("amdgpu: fence wait failed (%d).\n", r);
 		goto error;
 	}
 	DRM_INFO("ib test on ring %d succeeded\n",  ring->idx);
 error:
-	amdgpu_fence_unref(&fence);
+	fence_put(fence);
 	return r;
 }