diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index 2fd383d7253a..2cce48f203e0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -163,13 +163,6 @@ void drm_atomic_state_default_clear(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 		crtc->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(crtc,
 						  state->crtcs[i].state);
 
-		if (state->crtcs[i].commit) {
-			kfree(state->crtcs[i].commit->event);
-			state->crtcs[i].commit->event = NULL;
-			drm_crtc_commit_put(state->crtcs[i].commit);
-		}
-
-		state->crtcs[i].commit = NULL;
 		state->crtcs[i].ptr = NULL;
 		state->crtcs[i].state = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 4e53aae9a1fb..9c2888cb4081 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1262,12 +1262,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks);
 void drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_flip_done(struct drm_device *dev,
 					  struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 {
-	struct drm_crtc_state *unused;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	int i;
 
-	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(old_state, crtc, unused, i) {
-		struct drm_crtc_commit *commit = old_state->crtcs[i].commit;
+	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(old_state, crtc, new_crtc_state, i) {
+		struct drm_crtc_commit *commit = new_crtc_state->commit;
 		int ret;
 
 		if (!commit)
@@ -1388,11 +1388,10 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_async_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 {
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
-	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
 	struct drm_plane *__plane, *plane = NULL;
 	struct drm_plane_state *__plane_state, *plane_state = NULL;
 	const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs *funcs;
-	int i, j, n_planes = 0;
+	int i, n_planes = 0;
 
 	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
 		if (drm_atomic_crtc_needs_modeset(crtc_state))
@@ -1420,33 +1419,10 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_async_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
-	 * Don't do an async update if there is an outstanding commit modifying
+	 * XXX: Don't do an async update if there is an outstanding commit modifying
 	 * the plane.  This prevents our async update's changes from getting
 	 * overridden by a previous synchronous update's state.
 	 */
-	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
-		if (plane->crtc != crtc)
-			continue;
-
-		spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
-		commit = list_first_entry_or_null(&crtc->commit_list,
-						  struct drm_crtc_commit,
-						  commit_entry);
-		if (!commit) {
-			spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
-			continue;
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
-
-		if (!crtc->state->state)
-			continue;
-
-		for_each_plane_in_state(crtc->state->state, __plane,
-					__plane_state, j) {
-			if (__plane == plane)
-				return -EINVAL;
-		}
-	}
 
 	return funcs->atomic_async_check(plane, plane_state);
 }
@@ -1731,7 +1707,7 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 		kref_init(&commit->ref);
 		commit->crtc = crtc;
 
-		state->crtcs[i].commit = commit;
+		new_crtc_state->commit = commit;
 
 		ret = stall_checks(crtc, nonblock);
 		if (ret)
@@ -1769,22 +1745,6 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit);
 
-
-static struct drm_crtc_commit *preceeding_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
-{
-	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
-	int i = 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(commit, &crtc->commit_list, commit_entry) {
-		/* skip the first entry, that's the current commit */
-		if (i == 1)
-			return commit;
-		i++;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies - wait for required preceeding commits
  * @old_state: atomic state object with old state structures
@@ -1800,17 +1760,13 @@ static struct drm_crtc_commit *preceeding_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 void drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 {
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
-	struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state;
 	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
 	int i;
 	long ret;
 
-	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(old_state, crtc, new_crtc_state, i) {
-		spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
-		commit = preceeding_commit(crtc);
-		if (commit)
-			drm_crtc_commit_get(commit);
-		spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+	for_each_old_crtc_in_state(old_state, crtc, old_crtc_state, i) {
+		commit = old_crtc_state->commit;
 
 		if (!commit)
 			continue;
@@ -1828,8 +1784,6 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 		if (ret == 0)
 			DRM_ERROR("[CRTC:%d:%s] flip_done timed out\n",
 				  crtc->base.id, crtc->name);
-
-		drm_crtc_commit_put(commit);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies);
@@ -1857,7 +1811,7 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(old_state, crtc, new_crtc_state, i) {
-		commit = old_state->crtcs[i].commit;
+		commit = new_crtc_state->commit;
 		if (!commit)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1888,7 +1842,7 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_commit_cleanup_done(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 	long ret;
 
 	for_each_new_crtc_in_state(old_state, crtc, new_crtc_state, i) {
-		commit = old_state->crtcs[i].commit;
+		commit = new_crtc_state->commit;
 		if (WARN_ON(!commit))
 			continue;
 
@@ -2294,20 +2248,13 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	struct drm_private_state *old_obj_state, *new_obj_state;
 
 	if (stall) {
-		for_each_new_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, new_crtc_state, i) {
-			spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
-			commit = list_first_entry_or_null(&crtc->commit_list,
-					struct drm_crtc_commit, commit_entry);
-			if (commit)
-				drm_crtc_commit_get(commit);
-			spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+		for_each_old_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, old_crtc_state, i) {
+			commit = old_crtc_state->commit;
 
 			if (!commit)
 				continue;
 
 			ret = wait_for_completion_interruptible(&commit->hw_done);
-			drm_crtc_commit_put(commit);
-
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
@@ -2332,13 +2279,13 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 		state->crtcs[i].state = old_crtc_state;
 		crtc->state = new_crtc_state;
 
-		if (state->crtcs[i].commit) {
+		if (new_crtc_state->commit) {
 			spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
-			list_add(&state->crtcs[i].commit->commit_entry,
+			list_add(&new_crtc_state->commit->commit_entry,
 				 &crtc->commit_list);
 			spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
 
-			state->crtcs[i].commit->event = NULL;
+			new_crtc_state->commit->event = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3186,6 +3133,7 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_duplicate_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	state->connectors_changed = false;
 	state->color_mgmt_changed = false;
 	state->zpos_changed = false;
+	state->commit = NULL;
 	state->event = NULL;
 	state->pageflip_flags = 0;
 }
@@ -3224,6 +3172,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_crtc_duplicate_state);
  */
 void __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state(struct drm_crtc_state *state)
 {
+	if (state->commit) {
+		kfree(state->commit->event);
+		state->commit->event = NULL;
+		drm_crtc_commit_put(state->commit);
+	}
+
 	drm_property_blob_put(state->mode_blob);
 	drm_property_blob_put(state->degamma_lut);
 	drm_property_blob_put(state->ctm);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
index 8a5808eb5628..e76d9f95c191 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ struct __drm_planes_state {
 struct __drm_crtcs_state {
 	struct drm_crtc *ptr;
 	struct drm_crtc_state *state, *old_state, *new_state;
-	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
 	s32 __user *out_fence_ptr;
 	unsigned last_vblank_count;
 };
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 1a642020e306..4cc7c9cdb6ca 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -253,6 +253,15 @@ struct drm_crtc_state {
 	 */
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
 
+	/**
+	 * @commit:
+	 *
+	 * This tracks how the commit for this update proceeds through the
+	 * various phases. This is never cleared, except when we destroy the
+	 * state, so that subsequent commits can synchronize with previous ones.
+	 */
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
+
 	struct drm_atomic_state *state;
 };
 
