diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
index 9d1d0131f7c2..99356c00c19e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
@@ -162,9 +162,7 @@ static void __i915_gem_free_objects(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 				    struct llist_node *freed)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, *on;
-	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
 
-	wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(&i915->runtime_pm);
 	llist_for_each_entry_safe(obj, on, freed, freed) {
 		struct i915_mmap_offset *mmo, *mn;
 
@@ -224,7 +222,6 @@ static void __i915_gem_free_objects(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 		call_rcu(&obj->rcu, __i915_gem_free_object_rcu);
 		cond_resched();
 	}
-	intel_runtime_pm_put(&i915->runtime_pm, wakeref);
 }
 
 void i915_gem_flush_free_objects(struct drm_i915_private *i915)