diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
index bc5ae18dbe3e..cac80d87b2bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
@@ -63,6 +63,34 @@ int intel_context_alloc_state(struct intel_context *ce)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int intel_context_active_acquire(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = i915_active_acquire(&ce->active);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* Preallocate tracking nodes */
+	if (!intel_context_is_barrier(ce)) {
+		err = i915_active_acquire_preallocate_barrier(&ce->active,
+							      ce->engine);
+		if (err) {
+			i915_active_release(&ce->active);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void intel_context_active_release(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	/* Nodes preallocated in intel_context_active() */
+	i915_active_acquire_barrier(&ce->active);
+	i915_active_release(&ce->active);
+}
+
 int __intel_context_do_pin(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -79,11 +107,14 @@ int __intel_context_do_pin(struct intel_context *ce)
 	if (likely(!atomic_read(&ce->pin_count))) {
 		intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
 
-		err = 0;
+		err = intel_context_active_acquire(ce);
+		if (unlikely(err))
+			goto err;
+
 		with_intel_runtime_pm(ce->engine->uncore->rpm, wakeref)
 			err = ce->ops->pin(ce);
-		if (err)
-			goto err;
+		if (unlikely(err))
+			goto err_active;
 
 		CE_TRACE(ce, "pin ring:{head:%04x, tail:%04x}\n",
 			 ce->ring->head, ce->ring->tail);
@@ -97,6 +128,8 @@ int __intel_context_do_pin(struct intel_context *ce)
 	mutex_unlock(&ce->pin_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
+err_active:
+	intel_context_active_release(ce);
 err:
 	mutex_unlock(&ce->pin_mutex);
 	return err;
@@ -198,34 +231,6 @@ static int __intel_context_active(struct i915_active *active)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int intel_context_active_acquire(struct intel_context *ce)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = i915_active_acquire(&ce->active);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	/* Preallocate tracking nodes */
-	if (!intel_context_is_barrier(ce)) {
-		err = i915_active_acquire_preallocate_barrier(&ce->active,
-							      ce->engine);
-		if (err) {
-			i915_active_release(&ce->active);
-			return err;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void intel_context_active_release(struct intel_context *ce)
-{
-	/* Nodes preallocated in intel_context_active() */
-	i915_active_acquire_barrier(&ce->active);
-	i915_active_release(&ce->active);
-}
-
 void
 intel_context_init(struct intel_context *ce,
 		   struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
index 673f5fb2967a..f0f49b50b968 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.h
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ static inline void intel_context_exit(struct intel_context *ce)
 		ce->ops->exit(ce);
 }
 
-int intel_context_active_acquire(struct intel_context *ce);
-void intel_context_active_release(struct intel_context *ce);
-
 static inline struct intel_context *intel_context_get(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
 	kref_get(&ce->ref);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index bd74b76c6403..28b1fbcb4370 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -2566,33 +2566,21 @@ __execlists_context_pin(struct intel_context *ce,
 			struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	void *vaddr;
-	int ret;
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!ce->state);
-
-	ret = intel_context_active_acquire(ce);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_vma_is_pinned(ce->state));
 
 	vaddr = i915_gem_object_pin_map(ce->state->obj,
 					i915_coherent_map_type(engine->i915) |
 					I915_MAP_OVERRIDE);
-	if (IS_ERR(vaddr)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(vaddr);
-		goto unpin_active;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(vaddr))
+		return PTR_ERR(vaddr);
 
 	ce->lrc_desc = lrc_descriptor(ce, engine) | CTX_DESC_FORCE_RESTORE;
 	ce->lrc_reg_state = vaddr + LRC_STATE_PN * PAGE_SIZE;
 	__execlists_update_reg_state(ce, engine);
 
 	return 0;
-
-unpin_active:
-	intel_context_active_release(ce);
-err:
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int execlists_context_pin(struct intel_context *ce)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
index eca5ab048cd9..bc44fe8e5ffa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
@@ -1329,21 +1329,7 @@ static int ring_context_alloc(struct intel_context *ce)
 
 static int ring_context_pin(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	err = intel_context_active_acquire(ce);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	err = __context_pin_ppgtt(ce);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_active;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_active:
-	intel_context_active_release(ce);
-	return err;
+	return __context_pin_ppgtt(ce);
 }
 
 static void ring_context_reset(struct intel_context *ce)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
index d0e68ce9aa51..a560b7eee2cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int mock_context_alloc(struct intel_context *ce)
 
 static int mock_context_pin(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
-	return intel_context_active_acquire(ce);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void mock_context_reset(struct intel_context *ce)
