diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 3de60503378e2b8724c3db70008a112e9fe0fd3f..f4f98957ce4721e41954b1e7e32513974c677b06 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	intel_ring_emit(LP_RING(dev_priv), x)
 
 #define ADVANCE_LP_RING() \
-	intel_ring_advance(LP_RING(dev_priv))
+	__intel_ring_advance(LP_RING(dev_priv))
 
 /**
  * Lock test for when it's just for synchronization of ring access.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 1f207e46dbe44348636ebd223e6830cc7a873d7d..378174fffbc7ad5fa7f39ce42e1319ab9863be9d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -7698,7 +7698,7 @@ static int intel_gen2_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* aux display base address, unused */
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 
 err_unpin:
@@ -7740,7 +7740,7 @@ static int intel_gen3_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 
 err_unpin:
@@ -7789,7 +7789,7 @@ static int intel_gen4_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, pf | pipesrc);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 
 err_unpin:
@@ -7834,7 +7834,7 @@ static int intel_gen6_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, pf | pipesrc);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 
 err_unpin:
@@ -7913,7 +7913,7 @@ static int intel_gen7_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, (MI_NOOP));
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 
 err_unpin:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 284afaf5d6ffc8357418b4202cc7ae5614f35e2c..686e5b23481def673fcf6d3c650cf18ceedc4b75 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ static inline int ring_space(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	return space;
 }
 
+void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
+
+	ring->tail &= ring->size - 1;
+	if (dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & intel_ring_flag(ring))
+		return;
+	ring->write_tail(ring, ring->tail);
+}
+
 static int
 gen2_render_ring_flush(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 		       u32	invalidate_domains,
@@ -631,7 +641,7 @@ gen6_add_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX << MI_STORE_DWORD_INDEX_SHIFT);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, ring->outstanding_lazy_seqno);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_USER_INTERRUPT);
-	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -744,7 +754,7 @@ pc_render_add_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, ring->scratch.gtt_offset | PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, ring->outstanding_lazy_seqno);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0);
-	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -965,7 +975,7 @@ i9xx_add_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX << MI_STORE_DWORD_INDEX_SHIFT);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, ring->outstanding_lazy_seqno);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_USER_INTERRUPT);
-	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1414,6 +1424,9 @@ static int ring_wait_for_space(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, int n)
 	if (ret != -ENOSPC)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* force the tail write in case we have been skipping them */
+	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
+
 	trace_i915_ring_wait_begin(ring);
 	/* With GEM the hangcheck timer should kick us out of the loop,
 	 * leaving it early runs the risk of corrupting GEM state (due
@@ -1568,17 +1581,6 @@ void intel_ring_init_seqno(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 seqno)
 	ring->hangcheck.seqno = seqno;
 }
 
-void intel_ring_advance(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
-
-	ring->tail &= ring->size - 1;
-	if (dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & intel_ring_flag(ring))
-		return;
-	ring->write_tail(ring, ring->tail);
-}
-
-
 static void gen6_bsd_ring_write_tail(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 				     u32 value)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index b5aac57020850148f69bccf38d5b89c07582b792..71a73f4fe252fdb90b4c24d8947e936b37ad0f5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -239,7 +239,12 @@ static inline void intel_ring_emit(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 	iowrite32(data, ring->virtual_start + ring->tail);
 	ring->tail += 4;
 }
-void intel_ring_advance(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
+static inline void intel_ring_advance(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+{
+	ring->tail &= ring->size - 1;
+}
+void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
+
 int __must_check intel_ring_idle(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
 void intel_ring_init_seqno(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 seqno);
 int intel_ring_flush_all_caches(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);