diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 0cab2d045135..ac9dac99b585 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1848,8 +1848,10 @@ void i915_driver_lastclose(struct drm_device * dev)
 
 void i915_driver_preclose(struct drm_device * dev, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
+	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	i915_gem_context_close(dev, file_priv);
 	i915_gem_release(dev, file_priv);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 }
 
 void i915_driver_postclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 72a3df32292f..4a05956162c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -347,10 +347,8 @@ void i915_gem_context_close(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	idr_for_each(&file_priv->context_idr, context_idr_cleanup, NULL);
 	idr_destroy(&file_priv->context_idr);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 }
 
 static struct i915_hw_context *