diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 7104dec5e8930e088e4a507cba39eb9636a64a92..829624571ca4922847eb76645ec40f5d840683a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -161,6 +161,48 @@ int intel_engines_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void intel_engine_init_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = engine->i915;
+
+	/* Our semaphore implementation is strictly monotonic (i.e. we proceed
+	 * so long as the semaphore value in the register/page is greater
+	 * than the sync value), so whenever we reset the seqno,
+	 * so long as we reset the tracking semaphore value to 0, it will
+	 * always be before the next request's seqno. If we don't reset
+	 * the semaphore value, then when the seqno moves backwards all
+	 * future waits will complete instantly (causing rendering corruption).
+	 */
+	if (IS_GEN6(dev_priv) || IS_GEN7(dev_priv)) {
+		I915_WRITE(RING_SYNC_0(engine->mmio_base), 0);
+		I915_WRITE(RING_SYNC_1(engine->mmio_base), 0);
+		if (HAS_VEBOX(dev_priv))
+			I915_WRITE(RING_SYNC_2(engine->mmio_base), 0);
+	}
+	if (dev_priv->semaphore_obj) {
+		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = dev_priv->semaphore_obj;
+		struct page *page = i915_gem_object_get_dirty_page(obj, 0);
+		void *semaphores = kmap(page);
+		memset(semaphores + GEN8_SEMAPHORE_OFFSET(engine->id, 0),
+		       0, I915_NUM_ENGINES * gen8_semaphore_seqno_size);
+		kunmap(page);
+	}
+	memset(engine->semaphore.sync_seqno, 0,
+	       sizeof(engine->semaphore.sync_seqno));
+
+	intel_write_status_page(engine, I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX, seqno);
+	if (engine->irq_seqno_barrier)
+		engine->irq_seqno_barrier(engine);
+	engine->last_submitted_seqno = seqno;
+
+	engine->hangcheck.seqno = seqno;
+
+	/* After manually advancing the seqno, fake the interrupt in case
+	 * there are any waiters for that seqno.
+	 */
+	intel_engine_wakeup(engine);
+}
+
 void intel_engine_init_hangcheck(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	memset(&engine->hangcheck, 0, sizeof(engine->hangcheck));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index c89aea55bc10e7dce098542a8199ed65f7948cfb..6008d54b9152f1134dd556844e978e15275e6644 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -2314,48 +2314,6 @@ int intel_ring_cacheline_align(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void intel_engine_init_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = engine->i915;
-
-	/* Our semaphore implementation is strictly monotonic (i.e. we proceed
-	 * so long as the semaphore value in the register/page is greater
-	 * than the sync value), so whenever we reset the seqno,
-	 * so long as we reset the tracking semaphore value to 0, it will
-	 * always be before the next request's seqno. If we don't reset
-	 * the semaphore value, then when the seqno moves backwards all
-	 * future waits will complete instantly (causing rendering corruption).
-	 */
-	if (IS_GEN6(dev_priv) || IS_GEN7(dev_priv)) {
-		I915_WRITE(RING_SYNC_0(engine->mmio_base), 0);
-		I915_WRITE(RING_SYNC_1(engine->mmio_base), 0);
-		if (HAS_VEBOX(dev_priv))
-			I915_WRITE(RING_SYNC_2(engine->mmio_base), 0);
-	}
-	if (dev_priv->semaphore_obj) {
-		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = dev_priv->semaphore_obj;
-		struct page *page = i915_gem_object_get_dirty_page(obj, 0);
-		void *semaphores = kmap(page);
-		memset(semaphores + GEN8_SEMAPHORE_OFFSET(engine->id, 0),
-		       0, I915_NUM_ENGINES * gen8_semaphore_seqno_size);
-		kunmap(page);
-	}
-	memset(engine->semaphore.sync_seqno, 0,
-	       sizeof(engine->semaphore.sync_seqno));
-
-	intel_write_status_page(engine, I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX, seqno);
-	if (engine->irq_seqno_barrier)
-		engine->irq_seqno_barrier(engine);
-	engine->last_submitted_seqno = seqno;
-
-	engine->hangcheck.seqno = seqno;
-
-	/* After manually advancing the seqno, fake the interrupt in case
-	 * there are any waiters for that seqno.
-	 */
-	intel_engine_wakeup(engine);
-}
-
 static void gen6_bsd_submit_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = request->i915;