diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index d7a8370..16b4001 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void drm_modeset_lock_all(struct drm_device *dev)
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head)
-		mutex_lock_nest_lock(&crtc->mutex, &dev->mode_config.mutex);
+		mutex_lock_nest_lock(crtc->mutex, &dev->mode_config.mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_modeset_lock_all);
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void drm_modeset_unlock_all(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head)
-		mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void drm_warn_on_modeset_not_all_locked(struct drm_device *dev)
 		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head)
-		WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&crtc->mutex));
+		WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(crtc->mutex));
 
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dev->mode_config.mutex));
 }
@@ -634,8 +634,11 @@ int drm_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	crtc->invert_dimensions = false;
 
 	drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
-	mutex_init(&crtc->mutex);
-	mutex_lock_nest_lock(&crtc->mutex, &dev->mode_config.mutex);
+	crtc->mutex = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mutex), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!crtc->mutex)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	mutex_init(crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_lock_nest_lock(crtc->mutex, &dev->mode_config.mutex);
 
 	ret = drm_mode_object_get(dev, &crtc->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CRTC);
 	if (ret)
@@ -670,6 +673,7 @@ void drm_crtc_cleanup(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 	drm_mode_object_put(dev, &crtc->base);
 	list_del(&crtc->head);
+	kfree(crtc->mutex);
 	dev->mode_config.num_crtc--;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_cleanup);
@@ -2284,7 +2288,7 @@ static int drm_mode_cursor_common(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 	crtc = obj_to_crtc(obj);
 
-	mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 	if (req->flags & DRM_MODE_CURSOR_BO) {
 		if (!crtc->funcs->cursor_set && !crtc->funcs->cursor_set2) {
 			ret = -ENXIO;
@@ -2308,7 +2312,7 @@ static int drm_mode_cursor_common(struct drm_device *dev,
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 
@@ -3618,7 +3622,7 @@ int drm_mode_page_flip_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	crtc = obj_to_crtc(obj);
 
-	mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 	if (crtc->fb == NULL) {
 		/* The framebuffer is currently unbound, presumably
 		 * due to a hotplug event, that userspace has not
@@ -3700,7 +3704,7 @@ out:
 		drm_framebuffer_unreference(fb);
 	if (old_fb)
 		drm_framebuffer_unreference(old_fb);
-	mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 617b963..330c0ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -2229,11 +2229,11 @@ void intel_display_handle_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {
 		struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 
-		mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 		if (intel_crtc->active)
 			dev_priv->display.update_plane(crtc, crtc->fb,
 						       crtc->x, crtc->y);
-		mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -7375,7 +7375,7 @@ bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	if (encoder->crtc) {
 		crtc = encoder->crtc;
 
-		mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 
 		old->dpms_mode = connector->dpms;
 		old->load_detect_temp = false;
@@ -7406,7 +7406,7 @@ bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 	intel_encoder->new_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	to_intel_connector(connector)->new_encoder = intel_encoder;
 
@@ -7434,7 +7434,7 @@ bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("reusing fbdev for load-detection framebuffer\n");
 	if (IS_ERR(fb)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("failed to allocate framebuffer for load-detection\n");
-		mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -7442,7 +7442,7 @@ bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("failed to set mode on load-detect pipe\n");
 		if (old->release_fb)
 			old->release_fb->funcs->destroy(old->release_fb);
-		mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -7473,7 +7473,7 @@ void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 			drm_framebuffer_unreference(old->release_fb);
 		}
 
-		mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -7481,7 +7481,7 @@ void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	if (old->dpms_mode != DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON)
 		connector->funcs->dpms(connector, old->dpms_mode);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 }
 
 static int i9xx_pll_refclk(struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
index 0fd2eb1..7b402a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ static void page_flip_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct drm_display_mode *mode = &crtc->mode;
 	struct drm_gem_object *bo;
 
-	mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 	omap_plane_mode_set(omap_crtc->plane, crtc, crtc->fb,
 			0, 0, mode->hdisplay, mode->vdisplay,
 			crtc->x << 16, crtc->y << 16,
 			mode->hdisplay << 16, mode->vdisplay << 16,
 			vblank_cb, crtc);
-	mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 
 	bo = omap_framebuffer_bo(crtc->fb, 0);
 	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(bo);
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static void apply_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * the callbacks and list modification all serialized
 	 * with respect to modesetting ioctls from userspace.
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 	dispc_runtime_get();
 
 	/*
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static void apply_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 
 out:
 	dispc_runtime_put();
-	mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 }
 
 int omap_crtc_apply(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ int omap_crtc_apply(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 {
 	struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = to_omap_crtc(crtc);
 
-	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&crtc->mutex));
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(crtc->mutex));
 
 	/* no need to queue it again if it is already queued: */
 	if (apply->queued)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index fc43c06..7874313 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int vmw_du_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	 * can do this since the caller in the drm core doesn't check anything
 	 * which is protected by any looks.
 	 */
-	mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 	drm_modeset_lock_all(dev_priv->dev);
 
 	/* A lot of the code assumes this */
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int vmw_du_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	ret = 0;
 out:
 	drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev_priv->dev);
-	mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int vmw_du_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y)
 	 * can do this since the caller in the drm core doesn't check anything
 	 * which is protected by any looks.
 	 */
-	mutex_unlock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(crtc->mutex);
 	drm_modeset_lock_all(dev_priv->dev);
 
 	vmw_cursor_update_position(dev_priv, shown,
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ int vmw_du_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y)
 				   du->cursor_y + du->hotspot_y);
 
 	drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev_priv->dev);
-	mutex_lock(&crtc->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(crtc->mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index ba407f6..c8543f2 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ struct drm_crtc {
 	 * state, ...) and a write lock for everything which can be update
 	 * without a full modeset (fb, cursor data, ...)
 	 */
-	struct mutex mutex;
+	struct mutex *mutex;
 
 	struct drm_mode_object base;
 
