diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
index 87d264fe54b2..b81978890641 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -972,12 +972,6 @@ emit_rpcs_query(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		goto err_batch;
 	}
 
-	err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
-					batch->node.start, batch->node.size,
-					0);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_request;
-
 	i915_vma_lock(batch);
 	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
 	if (err == 0)
@@ -994,6 +988,18 @@ emit_rpcs_query(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
+	if (rq->engine->emit_init_breadcrumb) {
+		err = rq->engine->emit_init_breadcrumb(rq);
+		if (err)
+			goto skip_request;
+	}
+
+	err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
+					batch->node.start, batch->node.size,
+					0);
+	if (err)
+		goto skip_request;
+
 	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&batch, 0);
 	i915_vma_unpin(vma);
 
@@ -1005,7 +1011,6 @@ emit_rpcs_query(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 
 skip_request:
 	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
-err_request:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_batch:
 	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&batch, 0);
@@ -1541,10 +1546,6 @@ static int write_to_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 		goto err_unpin;
 	}
 
-	err = engine->emit_bb_start(rq, vma->node.start, vma->node.size, 0);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_request;
-
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
 	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
 	if (err == 0)
@@ -1553,6 +1554,16 @@ static int write_to_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
+	if (rq->engine->emit_init_breadcrumb) {
+		err = rq->engine->emit_init_breadcrumb(rq);
+		if (err)
+			goto skip_request;
+	}
+
+	err = engine->emit_bb_start(rq, vma->node.start, vma->node.size, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto skip_request;
+
 	i915_vma_unpin(vma);
 
 	i915_request_add(rq);
@@ -1560,7 +1571,6 @@ static int write_to_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	goto out_vm;
 skip_request:
 	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
-err_request:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_unpin:
 	i915_vma_unpin(vma);
@@ -1674,10 +1684,6 @@ static int read_from_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 		goto err_unpin;
 	}
 
-	err = engine->emit_bb_start(rq, vma->node.start, vma->node.size, flags);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_request;
-
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
 	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
 	if (err == 0)
@@ -1686,6 +1692,16 @@ static int read_from_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
+	if (rq->engine->emit_init_breadcrumb) {
+		err = rq->engine->emit_init_breadcrumb(rq);
+		if (err)
+			goto skip_request;
+	}
+
+	err = engine->emit_bb_start(rq, vma->node.start, vma->node.size, flags);
+	if (err)
+		goto skip_request;
+
 	i915_vma_unpin(vma);
 
 	i915_request_add(rq);
@@ -1708,7 +1724,6 @@ static int read_from_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	goto out_vm;
 skip_request:
 	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
-err_request:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_unpin:
 	i915_vma_unpin(vma);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
index 772d8cba7da9..e21b5023ca7d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ igt_emit_store_dw(struct i915_vma *vma,
 		offset += PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
 	*cmd = MI_BATCH_BUFFER_END;
+
+	i915_gem_object_flush_map(obj);
 	i915_gem_object_unpin_map(obj);
 
 	intel_gt_chipset_flush(vma->vm->gt);
@@ -126,16 +128,6 @@ int igt_gpu_fill_dw(struct intel_context *ce,
 		goto err_batch;
 	}
 
-	flags = 0;
-	if (INTEL_GEN(ce->vm->i915) <= 5)
-		flags |= I915_DISPATCH_SECURE;
-
-	err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
-					batch->node.start, batch->node.size,
-					flags);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_request;
-
 	i915_vma_lock(batch);
 	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
 	if (err == 0)
@@ -152,15 +144,17 @@ int igt_gpu_fill_dw(struct intel_context *ce,
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
-	i915_request_add(rq);
-
-	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&batch, 0);
+	flags = 0;
+	if (INTEL_GEN(ce->vm->i915) <= 5)
+		flags |= I915_DISPATCH_SECURE;
 
-	return 0;
+	err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
+					batch->node.start, batch->node.size,
+					flags);
 
 skip_request:
-	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
-err_request:
+	if (err)
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_batch:
 	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&batch, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
index 708cb7808865..f59e7875cc5e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ int intel_renderstate_emit(struct intel_renderstate *so,
 	if (!so->vma)
 		return 0;
 
+	i915_vma_lock(so->vma);
+	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, so->vma->obj, false);
+	if (err == 0)
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(so->vma, rq, 0);
+	i915_vma_unlock(so->vma);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 				    so->batch_offset, so->batch_size,
 				    I915_DISPATCH_SECURE);
@@ -233,13 +241,7 @@ int intel_renderstate_emit(struct intel_renderstate *so,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	i915_vma_lock(so->vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, so->vma->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(so->vma, rq, 0);
-	i915_vma_unlock(so->vma);
-
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void intel_renderstate_fini(struct intel_renderstate *so)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
index 15b1ca9f7a01..ffdfcb3805b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
@@ -865,13 +865,6 @@ static int live_all_engines(void *arg)
 			goto out_request;
 		}
 
-		err = engine->emit_bb_start(request[idx],
-					    batch->node.start,
-					    batch->node.size,
-					    0);
-		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
-		request[idx]->batch = batch;
-
 		i915_vma_lock(batch);
 		err = i915_request_await_object(request[idx], batch->obj, 0);
 		if (err == 0)
@@ -879,6 +872,13 @@ static int live_all_engines(void *arg)
 		i915_vma_unlock(batch);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
 
+		err = engine->emit_bb_start(request[idx],
+					    batch->node.start,
+					    batch->node.size,
+					    0);
+		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
+		request[idx]->batch = batch;
+
 		i915_request_get(request[idx]);
 		i915_request_add(request[idx]);
 		idx++;
@@ -993,13 +993,6 @@ static int live_sequential_engines(void *arg)
 			}
 		}
 
-		err = engine->emit_bb_start(request[idx],
-					    batch->node.start,
-					    batch->node.size,
-					    0);
-		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
-		request[idx]->batch = batch;
-
 		i915_vma_lock(batch);
 		err = i915_request_await_object(request[idx],
 						batch->obj, false);
@@ -1008,6 +1001,13 @@ static int live_sequential_engines(void *arg)
 		i915_vma_unlock(batch);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
 
+		err = engine->emit_bb_start(request[idx],
+					    batch->node.start,
+					    batch->node.size,
+					    0);
+		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
+		request[idx]->batch = batch;
+
 		i915_request_get(request[idx]);
 		i915_request_add(request[idx]);
 
