diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
index ed34f54baef9..fd5c75517143 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ mark_free(struct drm_mm_scan *scan,
 	if (flags & PIN_NONFAULT && !list_empty(&vma->obj->userfault_link))
 		return false;
 
-	list_add(&vma->exec_list, unwind);
+	list_add(&vma->evict_link, unwind);
 	return drm_mm_scan_add_block(scan, &vma->node);
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ i915_gem_evict_something(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 	} while (*++phase);
 
 	/* Nothing found, clean up and bail out! */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &eviction_list, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &eviction_list, evict_link) {
 		ret = drm_mm_scan_remove_block(&scan, &vma->node);
 		BUG_ON(ret);
 	}
@@ -201,16 +201,16 @@ i915_gem_evict_something(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 	 * calling unbind (which may remove the active reference
 	 * of any of our objects, thus corrupting the list).
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &eviction_list, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &eviction_list, evict_link) {
 		if (drm_mm_scan_remove_block(&scan, &vma->node))
 			__i915_vma_pin(vma);
 		else
-			list_del(&vma->exec_list);
+			list_del(&vma->evict_link);
 	}
 
 	/* Unbinding will emit any required flushes */
 	ret = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &eviction_list, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &eviction_list, evict_link) {
 		__i915_vma_unpin(vma);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = i915_vma_unbind(vma);
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ int i915_gem_evict_for_node(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 		 * reference) another in our eviction list.
 		 */
 		__i915_vma_pin(vma);
-		list_add(&vma->exec_list, &eviction_list);
+		list_add(&vma->evict_link, &eviction_list);
 	}
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &eviction_list, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, next, &eviction_list, evict_link) {
 		__i915_vma_unpin(vma);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = i915_vma_unbind(vma);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index cc624e2d794d..0c73642825d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ eb_reset(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 {
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link) {
 		eb_unreserve_vma(vma);
 		i915_vma_put(vma);
 		vma->exec_entry = NULL;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ eb_reset(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 static struct i915_vma *
 eb_get_batch(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 {
-	struct i915_vma *vma = list_entry(eb->vmas.prev, typeof(*vma), exec_list);
+	struct i915_vma *vma = list_entry(eb->vmas.prev, typeof(*vma), exec_link);
 
 	/*
 	 * SNA is doing fancy tricks with compressing batch buffers, which leads
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ eb_lookup_vmas(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 		}
 
 		/* Transfer ownership from the objects list to the vmas list. */
-		list_add_tail(&vma->exec_list, &eb->vmas);
+		list_add_tail(&vma->exec_link, &eb->vmas);
 		list_del_init(&obj->obj_exec_link);
 
 		vma->exec_entry = &eb->exec[i];
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static void eb_destroy(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 {
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link) {
 		if (!vma->exec_entry)
 			continue;
 
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static int eb_relocate(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link) {
 		ret = eb_relocate_vma(vma, eb);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ static int eb_reserve(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 		struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 *entry;
 		bool need_fence, need_mappable;
 
-		vma = list_first_entry(&eb->vmas, struct i915_vma, exec_list);
+		vma = list_first_entry(&eb->vmas, struct i915_vma, exec_link);
 		obj = vma->obj;
 		entry = vma->exec_entry;
 
@@ -919,12 +919,12 @@ static int eb_reserve(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 		need_mappable = need_fence || need_reloc_mappable(vma);
 
 		if (entry->flags & EXEC_OBJECT_PINNED)
-			list_move_tail(&vma->exec_list, &pinned_vmas);
+			list_move_tail(&vma->exec_link, &pinned_vmas);
 		else if (need_mappable) {
 			entry->flags |= __EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_MAP;
-			list_move(&vma->exec_list, &ordered_vmas);
+			list_move(&vma->exec_link, &ordered_vmas);
 		} else
-			list_move_tail(&vma->exec_list, &ordered_vmas);
+			list_move_tail(&vma->exec_link, &ordered_vmas);
 
 		obj->base.pending_read_domains = I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS & ~I915_GEM_DOMAIN_COMMAND;
 		obj->base.pending_write_domain = 0;
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static int eb_reserve(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 		int ret = 0;
 
 		/* Unbind any ill-fitting objects or pin. */
-		list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list) {
+		list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link) {
 			if (!drm_mm_node_allocated(&vma->node))
 				continue;
 
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ static int eb_reserve(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 		}
 
 		/* Bind fresh objects */
-		list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list) {
+		list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link) {
 			if (drm_mm_node_allocated(&vma->node))
 				continue;
 
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static int eb_reserve(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 			return ret;
 
 		/* Decrement pin count for bound objects */
-		list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list)
+		list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link)
 			eb_unreserve_vma(vma);
 
 		ret = i915_gem_evict_vm(eb->vm, true);
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ eb_relocate_slow(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link) {
 		int idx = vma->exec_entry - eb->exec;
 
 		ret = eb_relocate_vma_slow(vma, eb, reloc + reloc_offset[idx]);
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ eb_move_to_gpu(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	int ret;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link) {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
 
 		if (vma->exec_entry->flags & EXEC_OBJECT_CAPTURE) {
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ eb_move_to_active(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 {
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(vma, &eb->vmas, exec_link) {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
 
 		obj->base.write_domain = obj->base.pending_write_domain;
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ static struct i915_vma *eb_parse(struct i915_execbuffer *eb, bool is_master)
 		memset(&eb->shadow_exec_entry, 0, sizeof(*vma->exec_entry));
 	vma->exec_entry->flags = __EXEC_OBJECT_HAS_PIN;
 	i915_gem_object_get(shadow_batch_obj);
-	list_add_tail(&vma->exec_list, &eb->vmas);
+	list_add_tail(&vma->exec_link, &eb->vmas);
 
 out:
 	i915_gem_object_unpin_pages(shadow_batch_obj);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index 2e03f81dddbe..4d827300d1a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -100,8 +100,11 @@ struct i915_vma {
 	struct list_head obj_link; /* Link in the object's VMA list */
 	struct rb_node obj_node;
 
-	/** This vma's place in the batchbuffer or on the eviction list */
-	struct list_head exec_list;
+	/** This vma's place in the execbuf reservation list */
+	struct list_head exec_link;
+
+	/** This vma's place in the eviction list */
+	struct list_head evict_link;
 
 	/**
 	 * Used for performing relocations during execbuffer insertion.
