diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index ffc97c5f9d2e..3ca1acec1522 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2327,6 +2327,16 @@ i915_gem_object_put(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 __deprecated
 extern void drm_gem_object_unreference(struct drm_gem_object *);
 
+__attribute__((nonnull))
+static inline void
+i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+}
+
+__deprecated
+extern void drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(struct drm_gem_object *);
+
 static inline bool
 i915_gem_object_has_struct_page(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index f23670fbc8a9..536acd527359 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ i915_gem_create(struct drm_file *file,
 
 	ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file, &obj->base, &handle);
 	/* drop reference from allocate - handle holds it now */
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ i915_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	 * pages from.
 	 */
 	if (!obj->base.filp) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ i915_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
 		if (down_write_killable(&mm->mmap_sem)) {
-			drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+			i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 			return -EINTR;
 		}
 		vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ i915_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		/* This may race, but that's ok, it only gets set */
 		WRITE_ONCE(obj->has_wc_mmap, true);
 	}
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 	if (IS_ERR((void *)addr))
 		return addr;
 
@@ -3615,7 +3615,7 @@ int i915_gem_get_caching_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
index 2d9d190bd6ef..e83fc2d0433c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ i915_gem_set_tiling(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	if (!i915_tiling_ok(dev,
 			    args->stride, obj->base.size, args->tiling_mode)) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
index cd4af22b8c59..ca8b82ab93d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ i915_gem_userptr_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file
 		ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file, &obj->base, &handle);
 
 	/* drop reference from allocate - handle holds it now */
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index a18a79c5db1c..78beb7e9d384 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -10442,7 +10442,7 @@ intel_framebuffer_create_for_mode(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	fb = intel_framebuffer_create(dev, &mode_cmd, obj);
 	if (IS_ERR(fb))
-		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 
 	return fb;
 }
@@ -11756,7 +11756,7 @@ cleanup:
 	crtc->primary->fb = old_fb;
 	update_state_fb(crtc->primary);
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 	drm_framebuffer_unreference(work->old_fb);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&dev->event_lock);
@@ -15094,7 +15094,7 @@ intel_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	fb = intel_framebuffer_create(dev, &mode_cmd, obj);
 	if (IS_ERR(fb))
-		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(obj);
 
 	return fb;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 30d2f5db7d87..8654a323722e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ void intel_cleanup_overlay(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	 * hardware should be off already */
 	WARN_ON(dev_priv->overlay->active);
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&dev_priv->overlay->reg_bo->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(dev_priv->overlay->reg_bo);
 	kfree(dev_priv->overlay);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 4e9846e70b48..64d628c915a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -5709,7 +5709,7 @@ static void valleyview_cleanup_pctx(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (WARN_ON(!dev_priv->vlv_pctx))
 		return;
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&dev_priv->vlv_pctx->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put_unlocked(dev_priv->vlv_pctx);
 	dev_priv->vlv_pctx = NULL;
 }