diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index d45475287130..0ec65cc48b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1996,6 +1996,8 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 		struct delayed_work idle_work;
 
 		ktime_t last_init_time;
+
+		struct i915_vma *scratch;
 	} gt;
 
 	/* perform PHY state sanity checks? */
@@ -3724,4 +3726,9 @@ static inline int intel_hws_csb_write_index(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		return I915_HWS_CSB_WRITE_INDEX;
 }
 
+static inline u32 i915_scratch_offset(const struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+	return i915_ggtt_offset(i915->gt.scratch);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 834240a9b262..cca4285e3329 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -5495,6 +5495,44 @@ static int __intel_engines_record_defaults(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	goto out_ctx;
 }
 
+static int
+i915_gem_init_scratch(struct drm_i915_private *i915, unsigned int size)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+	struct i915_vma *vma;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = i915_gem_object_create_stolen(i915, size);
+	if (!obj)
+		obj = i915_gem_object_create_internal(i915, size);
+	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate scratch page\n");
+		return PTR_ERR(obj);
+	}
+
+	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &i915->ggtt.vm, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
+		goto err_unref;
+	}
+
+	ret = i915_vma_pin(vma, 0, 0, PIN_GLOBAL | PIN_HIGH);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_unref;
+
+	i915->gt.scratch = vma;
+	return 0;
+
+err_unref:
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void i915_gem_fini_scratch(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&i915->gt.scratch, 0);
+}
+
 int i915_gem_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -5541,12 +5579,19 @@ int i915_gem_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		goto err_unlock;
 	}
 
-	ret = i915_gem_contexts_init(dev_priv);
+	ret = i915_gem_init_scratch(dev_priv,
+				    IS_GEN2(dev_priv) ? SZ_256K : PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (ret) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(ret == -EIO);
 		goto err_ggtt;
 	}
 
+	ret = i915_gem_contexts_init(dev_priv);
+	if (ret) {
+		GEM_BUG_ON(ret == -EIO);
+		goto err_scratch;
+	}
+
 	ret = intel_engines_init(dev_priv);
 	if (ret) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(ret == -EIO);
@@ -5619,6 +5664,8 @@ int i915_gem_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 err_context:
 	if (ret != -EIO)
 		i915_gem_contexts_fini(dev_priv);
+err_scratch:
+	i915_gem_fini_scratch(dev_priv);
 err_ggtt:
 err_unlock:
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_put(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
@@ -5670,6 +5717,7 @@ void i915_gem_fini(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	intel_uc_fini(dev_priv);
 	i915_gem_cleanup_engines(dev_priv);
 	i915_gem_contexts_fini(dev_priv);
+	i915_gem_fini_scratch(dev_priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
 	intel_cleanup_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
index a6885a59568b..07465123c166 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ static void gem_record_rings(struct i915_gpu_state *error)
 			if (HAS_BROKEN_CS_TLB(i915))
 				ee->wa_batchbuffer =
 					i915_error_object_create(i915,
-								 engine->scratch);
+								 i915->gt.scratch);
 			request_record_user_bo(request, ee);
 
 			ee->ctx =
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 759c0fd58f8c..2390985384d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -493,46 +493,6 @@ void intel_engine_setup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	intel_engine_init_cmd_parser(engine);
 }
 
-int intel_engine_create_scratch(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
-				unsigned int size)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
-	struct i915_vma *vma;
-	int ret;
-
-	WARN_ON(engine->scratch);
-
-	obj = i915_gem_object_create_stolen(engine->i915, size);
-	if (!obj)
-		obj = i915_gem_object_create_internal(engine->i915, size);
-	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate scratch page\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(obj);
-	}
-
-	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.vm, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
-		goto err_unref;
-	}
-
-	ret = i915_vma_pin(vma, 0, 0, PIN_GLOBAL | PIN_HIGH);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_unref;
-
-	engine->scratch = vma;
-	return 0;
-
-err_unref:
-	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void intel_engine_cleanup_scratch(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
-{
-	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&engine->scratch, 0);
-}
-
 static void cleanup_status_page(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	if (HWS_NEEDS_PHYSICAL(engine->i915)) {
@@ -707,8 +667,6 @@ void intel_engine_cleanup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = engine->i915;
 
-	intel_engine_cleanup_scratch(engine);
-
 	cleanup_status_page(engine);
 
 	intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(engine);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 77c23088f599..f9d24bcbc3e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1288,9 +1288,10 @@ static int execlists_request_alloc(struct i915_request *request)
 static u32 *
 gen8_emit_flush_coherentl3_wa(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 *batch)
 {
+	/* NB no one else is allowed to scribble over scratch + 256! */
 	*batch++ = MI_STORE_REGISTER_MEM_GEN8 | MI_SRM_LRM_GLOBAL_GTT;
 	*batch++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(GEN8_L3SQCREG4);
-	*batch++ = i915_ggtt_offset(engine->scratch) + 256;
+	*batch++ = i915_scratch_offset(engine->i915) + 256;
 	*batch++ = 0;
 
 	*batch++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM(1);
@@ -1304,7 +1305,7 @@ gen8_emit_flush_coherentl3_wa(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 *batch)
 
 	*batch++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_MEM_GEN8 | MI_SRM_LRM_GLOBAL_GTT;
 	*batch++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(GEN8_L3SQCREG4);
-	*batch++ = i915_ggtt_offset(engine->scratch) + 256;
+	*batch++ = i915_scratch_offset(engine->i915) + 256;
 	*batch++ = 0;
 
 	return batch;
@@ -1341,7 +1342,7 @@ static u32 *gen8_init_indirectctx_bb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 *batch)
 				       PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT_IVB |
 				       PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL |
 				       PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE,
-				       i915_ggtt_offset(engine->scratch) +
+				       i915_scratch_offset(engine->i915) +
 				       2 * CACHELINE_BYTES);
 
 	*batch++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_ENABLE;
@@ -1971,7 +1972,7 @@ static int gen8_emit_flush_render(struct i915_request *request,
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = request->engine;
 	u32 scratch_addr =
-		i915_ggtt_offset(engine->scratch) + 2 * CACHELINE_BYTES;
+		i915_scratch_offset(engine->i915) + 2 * CACHELINE_BYTES;
 	bool vf_flush_wa = false, dc_flush_wa = false;
 	u32 *cs, flags = 0;
 	int len;
@@ -2290,10 +2291,6 @@ int logical_render_ring_init(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = intel_engine_create_scratch(engine, PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_cleanup_common;
-
 	ret = intel_init_workaround_bb(engine);
 	if (ret) {
 		/*
@@ -2306,10 +2303,6 @@ int logical_render_ring_init(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-
-err_cleanup_common:
-	intel_engine_cleanup_common(engine);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 int logical_xcs_ring_init(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 81b10d85b738..480b359ce61e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ gen4_render_ring_flush(struct i915_request *rq, u32 mode)
 	 */
 	if (mode & EMIT_INVALIDATE) {
 		*cs++ = GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(4) | PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE;
-		*cs++ = i915_ggtt_offset(rq->engine->scratch) |
-			PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT;
+		*cs++ = i915_scratch_offset(rq->i915) | PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT;
 		*cs++ = 0;
 		*cs++ = 0;
 
@@ -159,8 +158,7 @@ gen4_render_ring_flush(struct i915_request *rq, u32 mode)
 			*cs++ = MI_FLUSH;
 
 		*cs++ = GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(4) | PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE;
-		*cs++ = i915_ggtt_offset(rq->engine->scratch) |
-			PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT;
+		*cs++ = i915_scratch_offset(rq->i915) | PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT;
 		*cs++ = 0;
 		*cs++ = 0;
 	}
@@ -212,8 +210,7 @@ gen4_render_ring_flush(struct i915_request *rq, u32 mode)
 static int
 intel_emit_post_sync_nonzero_flush(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	u32 scratch_addr =
-		i915_ggtt_offset(rq->engine->scratch) + 2 * CACHELINE_BYTES;
+	u32 scratch_addr = i915_scratch_offset(rq->i915) + 2 * CACHELINE_BYTES;
 	u32 *cs;
 
 	cs = intel_ring_begin(rq, 6);
@@ -246,8 +243,7 @@ intel_emit_post_sync_nonzero_flush(struct i915_request *rq)
 static int
 gen6_render_ring_flush(struct i915_request *rq, u32 mode)
 {
-	u32 scratch_addr =
-		i915_ggtt_offset(rq->engine->scratch) + 2 * CACHELINE_BYTES;
+	u32 scratch_addr = i915_scratch_offset(rq->i915) + 2 * CACHELINE_BYTES;
 	u32 *cs, flags = 0;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -316,8 +312,7 @@ gen7_render_ring_cs_stall_wa(struct i915_request *rq)
 static int
 gen7_render_ring_flush(struct i915_request *rq, u32 mode)
 {
-	u32 scratch_addr =
-		i915_ggtt_offset(rq->engine->scratch) + 2 * CACHELINE_BYTES;
+	u32 scratch_addr = i915_scratch_offset(rq->i915) + 2 * CACHELINE_BYTES;
 	u32 *cs, flags = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -994,7 +989,7 @@ i965_emit_bb_start(struct i915_request *rq,
 }
 
 /* Just userspace ABI convention to limit the wa batch bo to a resonable size */
-#define I830_BATCH_LIMIT (256*1024)
+#define I830_BATCH_LIMIT SZ_256K
 #define I830_TLB_ENTRIES (2)
 #define I830_WA_SIZE max(I830_TLB_ENTRIES*4096, I830_BATCH_LIMIT)
 static int
@@ -1002,7 +997,9 @@ i830_emit_bb_start(struct i915_request *rq,
 		   u64 offset, u32 len,
 		   unsigned int dispatch_flags)
 {
-	u32 *cs, cs_offset = i915_ggtt_offset(rq->engine->scratch);
+	u32 *cs, cs_offset = i915_scratch_offset(rq->i915);
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(rq->i915->gt.scratch->size < I830_WA_SIZE);
 
 	cs = intel_ring_begin(rq, 6);
 	if (IS_ERR(cs))
@@ -1459,7 +1456,6 @@ static int intel_init_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct i915_timeline *timeline;
 	struct intel_ring *ring;
-	unsigned int size;
 	int err;
 
 	intel_engine_setup_common(engine);
@@ -1484,21 +1480,12 @@ static int intel_init_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	GEM_BUG_ON(engine->buffer);
 	engine->buffer = ring;
 
-	size = PAGE_SIZE;
-	if (HAS_BROKEN_CS_TLB(engine->i915))
-		size = I830_WA_SIZE;
-	err = intel_engine_create_scratch(engine, size);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_unpin;
-
 	err = intel_engine_init_common(engine);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_scratch;
+		goto err_unpin;
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_scratch:
-	intel_engine_cleanup_scratch(engine);
 err_unpin:
 	intel_ring_unpin(ring);
 err_ring:
@@ -1572,7 +1559,7 @@ static int flush_pd_dir(struct i915_request *rq)
 	/* Stall until the page table load is complete */
 	*cs++ = MI_STORE_REGISTER_MEM | MI_SRM_LRM_GLOBAL_GTT;
 	*cs++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(RING_PP_DIR_BASE(engine));
-	*cs++ = i915_ggtt_offset(engine->scratch);
+	*cs++ = i915_scratch_offset(rq->i915);
 	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
 
 	intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
@@ -1681,7 +1668,7 @@ static inline int mi_set_context(struct i915_request *rq, u32 flags)
 			/* Insert a delay before the next switch! */
 			*cs++ = MI_STORE_REGISTER_MEM | MI_SRM_LRM_GLOBAL_GTT;
 			*cs++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(last_reg);
-			*cs++ = i915_ggtt_offset(engine->scratch);
+			*cs++ = i915_scratch_offset(rq->i915);
 			*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
 		}
 		*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_ENABLE;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index f4988f7bc756..096043b784f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ struct intel_engine_cs {
 
 	struct intel_hw_status_page status_page;
 	struct i915_ctx_workarounds wa_ctx;
-	struct i915_vma *scratch;
 
 	u32             irq_keep_mask; /* always keep these interrupts */
 	u32		irq_enable_mask; /* bitmask to enable ring interrupt */
@@ -892,10 +891,6 @@ void intel_engine_setup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 int intel_engine_init_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 void intel_engine_cleanup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
-int intel_engine_create_scratch(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
-				unsigned int size);
-void intel_engine_cleanup_scratch(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
-
 int intel_init_render_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 int intel_init_bsd_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 int intel_init_blt_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
