diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 0b7e0974e6da..2f43dc217936 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -153,14 +153,23 @@ static void drm_connector_free(struct kref *kref)
 	connector->funcs->destroy(connector);
 }
 
-static void drm_connector_free_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+void drm_connector_free_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct drm_connector *connector =
-		container_of(work, struct drm_connector, free_work);
-	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
+	struct drm_device *dev =
+		container_of(work, struct drm_device, mode_config.connector_free_work);
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &dev->mode_config;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	LIST_HEAD(list_head);
 
-	drm_mode_object_unregister(dev, &connector->base);
-	connector->funcs->destroy(connector);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
+	list_splice(&config->connector_free_list, &list_head);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(connector, &list_head, free_head) {
+		drm_mode_object_unregister(dev, &connector->base);
+		connector->funcs->destroy(connector);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -192,8 +201,6 @@ int drm_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&connector->free_work, drm_connector_free_work_fn);
-
 	connector->base.properties = &connector->properties;
 	connector->dev = dev;
 	connector->funcs = funcs;
@@ -550,10 +557,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_list_iter_begin);
  * actually release the connector when dropping our final reference.
  */
 static void
-drm_connector_put_safe(struct drm_connector *conn)
+__drm_connector_put_safe(struct drm_connector *conn)
 {
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &conn->dev->mode_config;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&config->connector_list_lock);
+	list_add(&conn->free_head, &config->connector_free_list);
+
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&conn->base.refcount.refcount))
-		schedule_work(&conn->free_work);
+		schedule_work(&config->connector_free_work);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -585,10 +597,10 @@ drm_connector_list_iter_next(struct drm_connector_list_iter *iter)
 
 		/* loop until it's not a zombie connector */
 	} while (!kref_get_unless_zero(&iter->conn->base.refcount));
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
 
 	if (old_conn)
-		drm_connector_put_safe(old_conn);
+		__drm_connector_put_safe(old_conn);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
 
 	return iter->conn;
 }
@@ -605,9 +617,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_list_iter_next);
  */
 void drm_connector_list_iter_end(struct drm_connector_list_iter *iter)
 {
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &iter->dev->mode_config;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	iter->dev = NULL;
-	if (iter->conn)
-		drm_connector_put_safe(iter->conn);
+	if (iter->conn) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
+		__drm_connector_put_safe(iter->conn);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
+	}
 	lock_release(&connector_list_iter_dep_map, 0, _RET_IP_);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_list_iter_end);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
index 9ebb8841778c..af00f42ba269 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ int drm_mode_connector_set_obj_prop(struct drm_mode_object *obj,
 				    uint64_t value);
 int drm_connector_create_standard_properties(struct drm_device *dev);
 const char *drm_get_connector_force_name(enum drm_connector_force force);
+void drm_connector_free_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);
 
 /* IOCTL */
 int drm_mode_connector_property_set_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index 6ffe952142e6..025fc23cf7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ void drm_mode_config_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->mode_config.fb_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->mode_config.crtc_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->mode_config.connector_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->mode_config.connector_free_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->mode_config.encoder_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->mode_config.property_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->mode_config.property_blob_list);
@@ -382,6 +383,8 @@ void drm_mode_config_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	ida_init(&dev->mode_config.connector_ida);
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->mode_config.connector_list_lock);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&dev->mode_config.connector_free_work, drm_connector_free_work_fn);
+
 	drm_mode_create_standard_properties(dev);
 
 	/* Just to be sure */
@@ -432,7 +435,7 @@ void drm_mode_config_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 	drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);
 	/* connector_iter drops references in a work item. */
-	flush_scheduled_work();
+	flush_work(&dev->mode_config.connector_free_work);
 	if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->mode_config.connector_list))) {
 		drm_connector_list_iter_begin(dev, &conn_iter);
 		drm_for_each_connector_iter(connector, &conn_iter)
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index ee3155391243..50bc21050fbf 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -966,12 +966,12 @@ struct drm_connector {
 	uint16_t tile_h_size, tile_v_size;
 
 	/**
-	 * @free_work:
+	 * @free_head:
 	 *
 	 * Work used only by &drm_connector_iter to be able to clean up a
 	 * connector from any context.
 	 */
-	struct work_struct free_work;
+	struct list_head free_head;
 };
 
 #define obj_to_connector(x) container_of(x, struct drm_connector, base)
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
index e5f3b43014e1..5e62e52a2c58 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode_config.h
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ struct drm_mode_config {
 
 	/**
 	 * @connector_list_lock: Protects @num_connector and
-	 * @connector_list.
+	 * @connector_list and @connector_free_list.
 	 */
 	spinlock_t connector_list_lock;
 	/**
@@ -422,6 +422,21 @@ struct drm_mode_config {
 	 * &struct drm_connector_list_iter to walk this list.
 	 */
 	struct list_head connector_list;
+	/**
+	 * @connector_free_list:
+	 *
+	 * List of connector objects linked with &drm_connector.free_head.
+	 * Protected by @connector_list_lock. Used by
+	 * drm_for_each_connector_iter() and
+	 * &struct drm_connector_list_iter to savely free connectors using
+	 * @connector_free_work.
+	 */
+	struct list_head connector_free_list;
+	/**
+	 * @connector_free_work: Work to clean up @connector_free_list.
+	 */
+	struct work_struct connector_free_work;
+
 	/**
 	 * @num_encoder:
 	 *
