diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile.header-test b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile.header-test
index e6ba66f787f9..cb74242f9c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile.header-test
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile.header-test
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ header_test := \
 	i915_active_types.h \
 	i915_debugfs.h \
 	i915_drv.h \
+	i915_gem_gtt.h \
 	i915_irq.h \
 	i915_params.h \
 	i915_priolist_types.h \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 8ab820145ea6..c32a5652c493 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -482,9 +482,69 @@ static void vm_free_page(struct i915_address_space *vm, struct page *page)
 	spin_unlock(&vm->free_pages.lock);
 }
 
+static void i915_address_space_fini(struct i915_address_space *vm)
+{
+	spin_lock(&vm->free_pages.lock);
+	if (pagevec_count(&vm->free_pages.pvec))
+		vm_free_pages_release(vm, true);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(pagevec_count(&vm->free_pages.pvec));
+	spin_unlock(&vm->free_pages.lock);
+
+	drm_mm_takedown(&vm->mm);
+
+	mutex_destroy(&vm->mutex);
+}
+
+static void ppgtt_destroy_vma(struct i915_address_space *vm)
+{
+	struct list_head *phases[] = {
+		&vm->bound_list,
+		&vm->unbound_list,
+		NULL,
+	}, **phase;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vm->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+	for (phase = phases; *phase; phase++) {
+		struct i915_vma *vma, *vn;
+
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(vma, vn, *phase, vm_link)
+			i915_vma_destroy(vma);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&vm->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+}
+
+static void __i915_vm_release(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct i915_address_space *vm =
+		container_of(work, struct i915_address_space, rcu.work);
+
+	ppgtt_destroy_vma(vm);
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&vm->bound_list));
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&vm->unbound_list));
+
+	vm->cleanup(vm);
+	i915_address_space_fini(vm);
+
+	kfree(vm);
+}
+
+void i915_vm_release(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct i915_address_space *vm =
+		container_of(kref, struct i915_address_space, ref);
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_is_ggtt(vm));
+	trace_i915_ppgtt_release(vm);
+
+	vm->closed = true;
+	queue_rcu_work(vm->i915->wq, &vm->rcu);
+}
+
 static void i915_address_space_init(struct i915_address_space *vm, int subclass)
 {
 	kref_init(&vm->ref);
+	INIT_RCU_WORK(&vm->rcu, __i915_vm_release);
 
 	/*
 	 * The vm->mutex must be reclaim safe (for use in the shrinker).
@@ -505,19 +565,6 @@ static void i915_address_space_init(struct i915_address_space *vm, int subclass)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vm->bound_list);
 }
 
-static void i915_address_space_fini(struct i915_address_space *vm)
-{
-	spin_lock(&vm->free_pages.lock);
-	if (pagevec_count(&vm->free_pages.pvec))
-		vm_free_pages_release(vm, true);
-	GEM_BUG_ON(pagevec_count(&vm->free_pages.pvec));
-	spin_unlock(&vm->free_pages.lock);
-
-	drm_mm_takedown(&vm->mm);
-
-	mutex_destroy(&vm->mutex);
-}
-
 static int __setup_page_dma(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 			    struct i915_page_dma *p,
 			    gfp_t gfp)
@@ -2250,42 +2297,6 @@ i915_ppgtt_create(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	return ppgtt;
 }
 
-static void ppgtt_destroy_vma(struct i915_address_space *vm)
-{
-	struct list_head *phases[] = {
-		&vm->bound_list,
-		&vm->unbound_list,
-		NULL,
-	}, **phase;
-
-	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_destroy(vma);
-	}
-}
-
-void i915_vm_release(struct kref *kref)
-{
-	struct i915_address_space *vm =
-		container_of(kref, struct i915_address_space, ref);
-
-	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_is_ggtt(vm));
-	trace_i915_ppgtt_release(vm);
-
-	ppgtt_destroy_vma(vm);
-
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&vm->bound_list));
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&vm->unbound_list));
-
-	vm->cleanup(vm);
-	i915_address_space_fini(vm);
-
-	kfree(vm);
-}
-
 /* Certain Gen5 chipsets require require idling the GPU before
  * unmapping anything from the GTT when VT-d is enabled.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
index 812717ccc69b..8de57f67a911 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@
 #define __I915_GEM_GTT_H__
 
 #include <linux/io-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/pagevec.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+
+#include <drm/drm_mm.h>
 
 #include "gt/intel_reset.h"
 #include "i915_gem_fence_reg.h"
@@ -280,6 +284,7 @@ struct pagestash {
 
 struct i915_address_space {
 	struct kref ref;
+	struct rcu_work rcu;
 
 	struct drm_mm mm;
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 1a60b9fe8221..0c47276ed5df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -208,9 +208,7 @@ static int igt_ppgtt_alloc(void *arg)
 	}
 
 err_ppgtt_cleanup:
-	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	i915_vm_put(&ppgtt->vm);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	return err;
 }
 
