diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
index cf9a3d384971fc70b16d3b6238237b4031cfd8ff..aa573b078ae75c83d9e81c60f54579a66c1dfe2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
@@ -1156,7 +1156,8 @@ static int auto_active(struct i915_active *ref)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void auto_retire(struct i915_active *ref)
+__i915_active_call static void
+auto_retire(struct i915_active *ref)
 {
 	i915_active_put(ref);
 }