diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 53c16bb4663e..9beac37736b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ i915_gem_phys_pwrite(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	drm_clflush_virt_range(vaddr, args->size);
 	i915_gem_chipset_flush(to_i915(obj->base.dev));
 
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, false, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ i915_gem_gtt_pwrite_fast(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		user_data += page_length;
 		offset += page_length;
 	}
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, false, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
 
 	mutex_lock(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 out_unpin:
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ i915_gem_shmem_pwrite(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		offset = 0;
 	}
 
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, false, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
 	i915_gem_obj_finish_shmem_access(obj);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ i915_gem_object_flush_gtt_write_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 6 && !HAS_LLC(dev_priv))
 		POSTING_READ(RING_ACTHD(dev_priv->engine[RCS]->mmio_base));
 
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, false, write_origin(obj, I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT));
+	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, write_origin(obj, I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT));
 
 	obj->base.write_domain = 0;
 }
@@ -3552,7 +3552,7 @@ i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 
 	/* Treat this as an end-of-frame, like intel_user_framebuffer_dirty() */
 	__i915_gem_object_flush_to_display(obj);
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, false, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
+	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
 
 	/* It should now be out of any other write domains, and we can update
 	 * the domain values for our changes.
@@ -3953,7 +3953,7 @@ frontbuffer_retire(struct i915_gem_active *active,
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj =
 		container_of(active, typeof(*obj), frontbuffer_write);
 
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, true, ORIGIN_CS);
+	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CS);
 }
 
 void i915_gem_object_init(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_clflush.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_clflush.c
index c5fee02f3173..d925fb582ba7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_clflush.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_clflush.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void __i915_do_clflush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	drm_clflush_sg(obj->mm.pages);
 	obj->cache_dirty = false;
 
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, false, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
 }
 
 static void i915_clflush_work(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 2e6ec488d5a6..fb6ddaecd216 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -14286,7 +14286,7 @@ static int intel_user_framebuffer_dirty(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);
 
 	i915_gem_object_flush_to_display(obj);
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, false, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
+	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c
index 966de4c7c7a2..fcfc217e754e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.c
@@ -114,13 +114,12 @@ static void intel_frontbuffer_flush(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 }
 
 void __intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-			  bool retire,
 			  enum fb_op_origin origin,
 			  unsigned int frontbuffer_bits)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
 
-	if (retire) {
+	if (origin == ORIGIN_CS) {
 		spin_lock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
 		/* Filter out new bits since rendering started. */
 		frontbuffer_bits &= dev_priv->fb_tracking.busy_bits;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.h
index 7bab41218cf7..63cd9a753a72 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_frontbuffer.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ void __intel_fb_obj_invalidate(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 			       enum fb_op_origin origin,
 			       unsigned int frontbuffer_bits);
 void __intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-			  bool retire,
 			  enum fb_op_origin origin,
 			  unsigned int frontbuffer_bits);
 
@@ -69,15 +68,12 @@ static inline bool intel_fb_obj_invalidate(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 /**
  * intel_fb_obj_flush - flush frontbuffer object
  * @obj: GEM object to flush
- * @retire: set when retiring asynchronous rendering
  * @origin: which operation caused the flush
  *
  * This function gets called every time rendering on the given object has
- * completed and frontbuffer caching can be started again. If @retire is true
- * then any delayed flushes will be unblocked.
+ * completed and frontbuffer caching can be started again.
  */
 static inline void intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				      bool retire,
 				      enum fb_op_origin origin)
 {
 	unsigned int frontbuffer_bits;
@@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ static inline void intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	if (!frontbuffer_bits)
 		return;
 
-	__intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, retire, origin, frontbuffer_bits);
+	__intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, origin, frontbuffer_bits);
 }
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_H__ */
