diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index 895cedc3f023..026999b34abd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ void i915_gem_init__contexts(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 void i915_gem_driver_release__contexts(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	flush_work(&i915->gem.contexts.free_work);
+	rcu_barrier(); /* and flush the left over RCU frees */
 }
 
 static int gem_context_register(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
index 3dea8881e915..d09f7596cb98 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
@@ -667,6 +667,9 @@ void intel_gt_driver_release(struct intel_gt *gt)
 
 void intel_gt_driver_late_release(struct intel_gt *gt)
 {
+	/* We need to wait for inflight RCU frees to release their grip */
+	rcu_barrier();
+
 	intel_uc_driver_late_release(&gt->uc);
 	intel_gt_fini_requests(gt);
 	intel_gt_fini_reset(gt);