diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index 51ae5c1f806d..7a7e1e5d807b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -560,29 +560,6 @@ static int guc_add_workqueue_item(struct i915_guc_client *gc,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define CTX_RING_BUFFER_START		0x08
-
-/* Update the ringbuffer pointer in a saved context image */
-static void lr_context_update(struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq)
-{
-	enum intel_ring_id ring_id = rq->ring->id;
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj = rq->ctx->engine[ring_id].state;
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *rb_obj = rq->ringbuf->obj;
-	struct page *page;
-	uint32_t *reg_state;
-
-	BUG_ON(!ctx_obj);
-	WARN_ON(!i915_gem_obj_is_pinned(ctx_obj));
-	WARN_ON(!i915_gem_obj_is_pinned(rb_obj));
-
-	page = i915_gem_object_get_dirty_page(ctx_obj, LRC_STATE_PN);
-	reg_state = kmap_atomic(page);
-
-	reg_state[CTX_RING_BUFFER_START+1] = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(rb_obj);
-
-	kunmap_atomic(reg_state);
-}
-
 /**
  * i915_guc_submit() - Submit commands through GuC
  * @client:	the guc client where commands will go through
@@ -597,10 +574,6 @@ int i915_guc_submit(struct i915_guc_client *client,
 	enum intel_ring_id ring_id = rq->ring->id;
 	int q_ret, b_ret;
 
-	/* Need this because of the deferred pin ctx and ring */
-	/* Shall we move this right after ring is pinned? */
-	lr_context_update(rq);
-
 	q_ret = guc_add_workqueue_item(client, rq);
 	if (q_ret == 0)
 		b_ret = guc_ring_doorbell(client);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 73d4347429df..116c10f56e66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ static int execlists_update_context(struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq)
 	uint32_t *reg_state = rq->ctx->engine[ring->id].lrc_reg_state;
 
 	reg_state[CTX_RING_TAIL+1] = rq->tail;
-	reg_state[CTX_RING_BUFFER_START+1] = rq->ringbuf->vma->node.start;
 
 	if (ppgtt && !USES_FULL_48BIT_PPGTT(ppgtt->base.dev)) {
 		/* True 32b PPGTT with dynamic page allocation: update PDP
@@ -1067,6 +1066,7 @@ static int intel_lr_context_do_pin(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj = ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
 	struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf = ctx->engine[ring->id].ringbuf;
 	struct page *lrc_state_page;
+	uint32_t *lrc_reg_state;
 	int ret;
 
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&ring->dev->struct_mutex));
@@ -1088,7 +1088,9 @@ static int intel_lr_context_do_pin(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 
 	ctx->engine[ring->id].lrc_vma = i915_gem_obj_to_ggtt(ctx_obj);
 	intel_lr_context_descriptor_update(ctx, ring);
-	ctx->engine[ring->id].lrc_reg_state = kmap(lrc_state_page);
+	lrc_reg_state = kmap(lrc_state_page);
+	lrc_reg_state[CTX_RING_BUFFER_START+1] = ringbuf->vma->node.start;
+	ctx->engine[ring->id].lrc_reg_state = lrc_reg_state;
 	ctx_obj->dirty = true;
 
 	/* Invalidate GuC TLB. */