diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index e9cc343..34fd338 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ struct drm_i915_display_funcs {
 	int (*queue_flip)(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			  struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 			  struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-			  struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+			  struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 			  uint32_t flags);
 	void (*update_primary_plane)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				     struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 3b0fe9f..c32bc0c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -9251,9 +9251,10 @@ static int intel_gen2_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	u32 flip_mask;
 	int ret;
@@ -9278,7 +9279,6 @@ static int intel_gen2_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* aux display base address, unused */
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -9286,9 +9286,10 @@ static int intel_gen3_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	u32 flip_mask;
 	int ret;
@@ -9310,7 +9311,6 @@ static int intel_gen3_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -9318,9 +9318,10 @@ static int intel_gen4_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	uint32_t pf, pipesrc;
@@ -9349,7 +9350,6 @@ static int intel_gen4_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, pf | pipesrc);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -9357,9 +9357,10 @@ static int intel_gen6_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	uint32_t pf, pipesrc;
@@ -9385,7 +9386,6 @@ static int intel_gen6_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, pf | pipesrc);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -9393,9 +9393,10 @@ static int intel_gen7_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	uint32_t plane_bit = 0;
 	int len, ret;
@@ -9480,7 +9481,6 @@ static int intel_gen7_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, (MI_NOOP));
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -9636,7 +9636,7 @@ static int intel_default_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				    struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				    struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				    struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				    struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				    struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				    uint32_t flags)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -9715,6 +9715,7 @@ static int intel_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	enum pipe pipe = intel_crtc->pipe;
 	struct intel_unpin_work *work;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -9828,13 +9829,20 @@ static int intel_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		i915_gem_request_assign(&work->flip_queued_req,
 					obj->last_write_req);
 	} else {
-		ret = dev_priv->display.queue_flip(dev, crtc, fb, obj, ring,
-						   page_flip_flags);
+		ret = dev_priv->gt.alloc_request(ring, ring->default_context, &request);
 		if (ret)
 			goto cleanup_unpin;
 
-		i915_gem_request_assign(&work->flip_queued_req,
-					intel_ring_get_request(ring));
+		ret = dev_priv->display.queue_flip(dev, crtc, fb, obj, request,
+						   page_flip_flags);
+		if (ret)
+			goto cleanup_request;
+
+		i915_gem_request_assign(&work->flip_queued_req, request);
+
+		ret = i915_add_request_no_flush(request->ring);
+		if (ret)
+			goto cleanup_request_assign;
 	}
 
 	work->flip_queued_vblank = drm_vblank_count(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
@@ -9851,6 +9859,11 @@ static int intel_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	return 0;
 
+cleanup_request_assign:
+	i915_gem_request_assign(&work->flip_queued_req, NULL);
+cleanup_request:
+	i915_gem_request_unreference(request);
+
 cleanup_unpin:
 	intel_unpin_fb_obj(obj);
 cleanup_pending:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index efb1729..18d12a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bool intel_ring_stopped(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	return dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & intel_ring_flag(ring);
 }
 
-void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+static void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf = ring->buffer;
 	ringbuf->tail &= ringbuf->size - 1;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index c32f5a1..25d5ede 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ int __intel_ring_space(int head, int tail, int size);
 void intel_ring_update_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf);
 int intel_ring_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf);
 bool intel_ring_stopped(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
-void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
 int __must_check intel_ring_idle(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 void intel_ring_init_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, u32 seqno);
