diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index d437beac3969f815c7e8c8430cd7c590d2bba2a6..75c8826c8cae9e8ae45ed42cd7bbbbd221195fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void advance_ring(struct i915_request *request)
 		 * is just about to be. Either works, if we miss the last two
 		 * noops - they are safe to be replayed on a reset.
 		 */
-		tail = READ_ONCE(request->ring->tail);
+		tail = READ_ONCE(request->tail);
 	} else {
 		tail = request->postfix;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 1d599524a75900559aca8f571dd257347233ec90..88eeb64041ae1f6f0107869300bc6245c5c628e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@ static noinline int wait_for_space(struct intel_ring *ring, unsigned int bytes)
 	if (intel_ring_update_space(ring) >= bytes)
 		return 0;
 
+	GEM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&ring->request_list));
 	list_for_each_entry(target, &ring->request_list, ring_link) {
 		/* Would completion of this request free enough space? */
 		if (bytes <= __intel_ring_space(target->postfix,