diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 696469a06715..66ecd6b3df95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -892,6 +892,8 @@ struct intel_context {
 	} engine[I915_NUM_RINGS];
 
 	struct list_head link;
+
+	bool closed:1;
 };
 
 enum fb_op_origin {
@@ -2720,6 +2722,8 @@ int __must_check i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma);
  * _guarantee_ VMA in question is _not in use_ anywhere.
  */
 int __must_check __i915_vma_unbind_no_wait(struct i915_vma *vma);
+void i915_vma_close(struct i915_vma *vma);
+
 int i915_gem_object_put_pages(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 void i915_gem_release_all_mmaps(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void i915_gem_release_mmap(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 7c13c27a6470..08ea0b7eda8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2367,12 +2367,13 @@ i915_gem_object_flush_active(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void i915_vma_close(struct i915_vma *vma)
+void i915_vma_close(struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
 	RQ_BUG_ON(vma->closed);
 	vma->closed = true;
 
 	list_del_init(&vma->obj_link);
+	list_del_init(&vma->vm_link);
 	if (!vma->active)
 		WARN_ON(i915_vma_unbind(vma));
 }
@@ -2620,12 +2621,13 @@ static int __i915_vma_unbind(struct i915_vma *vma, bool wait)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	trace_i915_vma_unbind(vma);
-
-	vma->vm->unbind_vma(vma);
+	if (likely(!vma->vm->closed)) {
+		trace_i915_vma_unbind(vma);
+		vma->vm->unbind_vma(vma);
+	}
 	vma->bound = 0;
 
-	list_del_init(&vma->vm_link);
+	list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vma->vm->unbound_list);
 	if (vma->is_ggtt) {
 		if (vma->ggtt_view.type == I915_GGTT_VIEW_NORMAL) {
 			obj->map_and_fenceable = false;
@@ -2882,7 +2884,7 @@ search_free:
 		goto err_remove_node;
 
 	list_move_tail(&obj->global_list, &dev_priv->mm.bound_list);
-	list_add_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vm->inactive_list);
+	list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &vm->inactive_list);
 
 	return vma;
 
@@ -3890,6 +3892,7 @@ void i915_gem_vma_destroy(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	if (!list_empty(&vma->exec_list))
 		return;
 
+	list_del(&vma->vm_link);
 	if (!vma->is_ggtt)
 		i915_ppgtt_put(i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vma->vm));
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index c4a8a64cd1b2..9669547c7c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ void i915_gem_context_free(struct kref *ctx_ref)
 	struct intel_context *ctx = container_of(ctx_ref, typeof(*ctx), ref);
 
 	trace_i915_context_free(ctx);
+	RQ_BUG_ON(!ctx->closed);
 
 	if (i915.enable_execlists)
 		intel_lr_context_free(ctx);
@@ -209,6 +210,36 @@ i915_gem_alloc_context_obj(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
 	return obj;
 }
 
+static void i915_ppgtt_close(struct i915_address_space *vm)
+{
+	struct list_head *phases[] = {
+		&vm->active_list,
+		&vm->inactive_list,
+		&vm->unbound_list,
+		NULL,
+	}, **phase;
+
+	RQ_BUG_ON(vm->is_ggtt);
+	RQ_BUG_ON(vm->closed);
+	vm->closed = true;
+
+	for (phase = phases; *phase; phase++) {
+		struct i915_vma *vma, *vn;
+
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, vn, *phase, vm_link)
+			i915_vma_close(vma);
+	}
+}
+
+static void context_close(struct intel_context *ctx)
+{
+	RQ_BUG_ON(ctx->closed);
+	ctx->closed = true;
+	if (ctx->ppgtt)
+		i915_ppgtt_close(&ctx->ppgtt->base);
+	i915_gem_context_unreference(ctx);
+}
+
 static struct intel_context *
 __create_hw_context(struct drm_device *dev,
 		    struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv)
@@ -256,7 +287,7 @@ __create_hw_context(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return ctx;
 
 err_out:
-	i915_gem_context_unreference(ctx);
+	context_close(ctx);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
@@ -318,7 +349,7 @@ err_unpin:
 		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(ctx->legacy_hw_ctx.rcs_state);
 err_destroy:
 	idr_remove(&file_priv->context_idr, ctx->user_handle);
-	i915_gem_context_unreference(ctx);
+	context_close(ctx);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
@@ -470,7 +501,7 @@ static int context_idr_cleanup(int id, void *p, void *data)
 {
 	struct intel_context *ctx = p;
 
-	i915_gem_context_unreference(ctx);
+	context_close(ctx);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -894,7 +925,7 @@ int i915_gem_context_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	}
 
 	idr_remove(&ctx->file_priv->context_idr, ctx->user_handle);
-	i915_gem_context_unreference(ctx);
+	context_close(ctx);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("HW context %d destroyed\n", args->ctx_id);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 9f594c33bd0a..354236d72432 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -2130,6 +2130,7 @@ static void i915_address_space_init(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 	vm->dev = dev_priv->dev;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vm->active_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vm->inactive_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vm->unbound_list);
 	list_add_tail(&vm->global_link, &dev_priv->vm_list);
 }
 
@@ -2214,9 +2215,10 @@ void  i915_ppgtt_release(struct kref *kref)
 
 	trace_i915_ppgtt_release(&ppgtt->base);
 
-	/* vmas should already be unbound */
+	/* vmas should already be unbound and destroyed */
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&ppgtt->base.active_list));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&ppgtt->base.inactive_list));
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&ppgtt->base.unbound_list));
 
 	list_del(&ppgtt->base.global_link);
 	drm_mm_takedown(&ppgtt->base.mm);
@@ -2698,7 +2700,7 @@ static int i915_gem_setup_global_gtt(struct drm_device *dev,
 			return ret;
 		}
 		vma->bound |= GLOBAL_BIND;
-		list_add_tail(&vma->vm_link, &ggtt_vm->inactive_list);
+		list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &ggtt_vm->inactive_list);
 	}
 
 	/* Clear any non-preallocated blocks */
@@ -3252,6 +3254,8 @@ __i915_gem_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	int i;
 
+	RQ_BUG_ON(vm->closed);
+
 	if (WARN_ON(i915_is_ggtt(vm) != !!ggtt_view))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
@@ -3259,11 +3263,11 @@ __i915_gem_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	if (vma == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->vm_link);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->obj_link);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->exec_list);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vma->last_read); i++)
 		init_request_active(&vma->last_read[i], i915_vma_retire);
+	list_add(&vma->vm_link, &vm->unbound_list);
 	vma->vm = vm;
 	vma->obj = obj;
 	vma->is_ggtt = i915_is_ggtt(vm);
@@ -3310,6 +3314,7 @@ i915_gem_obj_lookup_or_create_ggtt_vma(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	if (!vma)
 		vma = __i915_gem_vma_create(obj, ggtt, view);
 
+	RQ_BUG_ON(vma->closed);
 	return vma;
 
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
index be7e8526b219..3bd2a4f4990c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ struct i915_address_space {
 	u64 start;		/* Start offset always 0 for dri2 */
 	u64 total;		/* size addr space maps (ex. 2GB for ggtt) */
 
+	bool closed;
+
 	struct i915_page_scratch *scratch_page;
 	struct i915_page_table *scratch_pt;
 	struct i915_page_directory *scratch_pd;
@@ -312,6 +314,13 @@ struct i915_address_space {
 	 */
 	struct list_head inactive_list;
 
+	/**
+	 * List of vma that have been unbound.
+	 *
+	 * A reference is not held on the buffer while on this list.
+	 */
+	struct list_head unbound_list;
+
 	/* FIXME: Need a more generic return type */
 	gen6_pte_t (*pte_encode)(dma_addr_t addr,
 				 enum i915_cache_level level,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
index 305d58a5f745..4a803311f5bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ i915_gem_object_create_stolen_for_preallocated(struct drm_device *dev,
 		}
 
 		vma->bound |= GLOBAL_BIND;
-		list_add_tail(&vma->vm_link, &ggtt->inactive_list);
+		list_move_tail(&vma->vm_link, &ggtt->inactive_list);
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&obj->global_list, &dev_priv->mm.bound_list);
