diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 66efd16c48506ac15a88d029d6f327641af46bc6..5de3989b6c4f24c57d209842d4b1766f6b0d100a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ bool i915_request_retire(struct i915_request *rq)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&rq->lock);
 
 	remove_from_client(rq);
-	list_del_rcu(&rq->link);
+	__list_del_entry(&rq->link); /* poison neither prev/next (RCU walks) */
 
 	intel_context_exit(rq->context);
 	intel_context_unpin(rq->context);