diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 796dad25e6ba..f91942e4d852 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -344,50 +344,6 @@ static void free_capture_list(struct i915_request *request)
 	}
 }
 
-static void __retire_engine_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
-				    struct i915_request *rq)
-{
-	GEM_TRACE("%s(%s) fence %llx:%d, global=%d, current %d\n",
-		  __func__, engine->name,
-		  rq->fence.context, rq->fence.seqno,
-		  rq->global_seqno,
-		  intel_engine_get_seqno(engine));
-
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_request_completed(rq));
-
-	local_irq_disable();
-
-	spin_lock(&engine->timeline.lock);
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_is_first(&rq->link, &engine->timeline.requests));
-	list_del_init(&rq->link);
-	spin_unlock(&engine->timeline.lock);
-
-	spin_lock(&rq->lock);
-	if (!test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
-		dma_fence_signal_locked(&rq->fence);
-	if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_ENABLE_SIGNAL_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
-		intel_engine_cancel_signaling(rq);
-	if (rq->waitboost) {
-		GEM_BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&rq->i915->gt_pm.rps.num_waiters));
-		atomic_dec(&rq->i915->gt_pm.rps.num_waiters);
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
-
-	local_irq_enable();
-
-	/*
-	 * The backing object for the context is done after switching to the
-	 * *next* context. Therefore we cannot retire the previous context until
-	 * the next context has already started running. However, since we
-	 * cannot take the required locks at i915_request_submit() we
-	 * defer the unpinning of the active context to now, retirement of
-	 * the subsequent request.
-	 */
-	if (engine->last_retired_context)
-		intel_context_unpin(engine->last_retired_context);
-	engine->last_retired_context = rq->hw_context;
-}
-
 static void __retire_engine_upto(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 				 struct i915_request *rq)
 {
@@ -400,8 +356,7 @@ static void __retire_engine_upto(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		tmp = list_first_entry(&engine->timeline.requests,
 				       typeof(*tmp), link);
 
-		GEM_BUG_ON(tmp->engine != engine);
-		__retire_engine_request(engine, tmp);
+		intel_engine_retire_request(engine, tmp);
 	} while (tmp != rq);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 43880bf0f529..cce7234b9071 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -1064,6 +1064,60 @@ void intel_engines_reset_default_submission(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		engine->set_default_submission(engine);
 }
 
+/**
+ * intel_engines_retire_request: drop the request reference from the engine
+ * @engine: the engine
+ * @rq: the request
+ *
+ * This request has been completed and is part of the chain being retired by
+ * the caller, so drop any reference to it from the engine.
+ */
+void intel_engine_retire_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+				 struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	GEM_TRACE("%s(%s) fence %llx:%d, global=%d, current %d\n",
+		  __func__, engine->name,
+		  rq->fence.context, rq->fence.seqno,
+		  rq->global_seqno,
+		  intel_engine_get_seqno(engine));
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(rq->engine != engine);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_request_completed(rq));
+
+	local_irq_disable();
+
+	spin_lock(&engine->timeline.lock);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_is_first(&rq->link, &engine->timeline.requests));
+	list_del_init(&rq->link);
+	spin_unlock(&engine->timeline.lock);
+
+	spin_lock(&rq->lock);
+	if (!test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
+		dma_fence_signal_locked(&rq->fence);
+	if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_ENABLE_SIGNAL_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
+		intel_engine_cancel_signaling(rq);
+	if (rq->waitboost) {
+		GEM_BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&rq->i915->gt_pm.rps.num_waiters));
+		atomic_dec(&rq->i915->gt_pm.rps.num_waiters);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
+
+	local_irq_enable();
+
+	/*
+	 * The backing object for the context is done after switching to the
+	 * *next* context. Therefore we cannot retire the previous context until
+	 * the next context has already started running. However, since we
+	 * cannot take the required locks at i915_request_submit() we
+	 * defer the unpinning of the active context to now, retirement of
+	 * the subsequent request.
+	 */
+	if (engine->last_retired_context)
+		intel_context_unpin(engine->last_retired_context);
+	engine->last_retired_context = rq->hw_context;
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_engines_park: called when the GT is transitioning from busy->idle
  * @i915: the i915 device
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 636a1b1ac0dc..86d99366e7ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -888,6 +888,8 @@ int intel_init_bsd_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 int intel_init_blt_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 int intel_init_vebox_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
+void intel_engine_retire_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+				 struct i915_request *rq);
 int intel_engine_stop_cs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
 u64 intel_engine_get_active_head(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
