diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 6f2fd3de88e4..0bb6a340d1c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ struct drm_i915_display_funcs {
 	int (*queue_flip)(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			  struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 			  struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-			  struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+			  struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 			  uint32_t flags);
 	void (*update_primary_plane)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				     struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 733308697094..36d8cdeaed03 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -10868,9 +10868,10 @@ static int intel_gen2_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	u32 flip_mask;
 	int ret;
@@ -10895,7 +10896,6 @@ static int intel_gen2_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* aux display base address, unused */
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -10903,9 +10903,10 @@ static int intel_gen3_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	u32 flip_mask;
 	int ret;
@@ -10927,7 +10928,6 @@ static int intel_gen3_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -10935,9 +10935,10 @@ static int intel_gen4_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	uint32_t pf, pipesrc;
@@ -10966,7 +10967,6 @@ static int intel_gen4_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, pf | pipesrc);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -10974,9 +10974,10 @@ static int intel_gen6_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	uint32_t pf, pipesrc;
@@ -11002,7 +11003,6 @@ static int intel_gen6_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, pf | pipesrc);
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -11010,9 +11010,10 @@ static int intel_gen7_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				 struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				 struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				 struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				 uint32_t flags)
 {
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = req->ring;
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	uint32_t plane_bit = 0;
 	int len, ret;
@@ -11097,7 +11098,6 @@ static int intel_gen7_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, (MI_NOOP));
 
 	intel_mark_page_flip_active(intel_crtc);
-	__intel_ring_advance(ring);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -11267,7 +11267,7 @@ static int intel_default_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 				    struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				    struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				    struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				    struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				    struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 				    uint32_t flags)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -11482,13 +11482,18 @@ static int intel_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				goto cleanup_unpin;
 		}
 
-		ret = dev_priv->display.queue_flip(dev, crtc, fb, obj, ring,
+		if (!request) {
+			ret = i915_gem_request_alloc(ring, ring->default_context, &request);
+			if (ret)
+				goto cleanup_unpin;
+		}
+
+		ret = dev_priv->display.queue_flip(dev, crtc, fb, obj, request,
 						   page_flip_flags);
 		if (ret)
 			goto cleanup_unpin;
 
-		i915_gem_request_assign(&work->flip_queued_req,
-					intel_ring_get_request(ring));
+		i915_gem_request_assign(&work->flip_queued_req, request);
 	}
 
 	if (request)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index c5e42fcdecb3..38fa1fad594f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bool intel_ring_stopped(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	return dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & intel_ring_flag(ring);
 }
 
-void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+static void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf = ring->buffer;
 	ringbuf->tail &= ringbuf->size - 1;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 2bf58fa024ef..8713b0589859 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ int __intel_ring_space(int head, int tail, int size);
 void intel_ring_update_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf);
 int intel_ring_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf);
 bool intel_ring_stopped(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
-void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
 int __must_check intel_ring_idle(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 void intel_ring_init_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, u32 seqno);