diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
index 94b6f0a19c83..47780fe597f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_drv.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static int panfrost_ioctl_submit(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	struct panfrost_device *pfdev = dev->dev_private;
+	struct panfrost_file_priv *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
 	struct drm_panfrost_submit *args = data;
 	struct drm_syncobj *sync_out = NULL;
 	struct panfrost_job *job;
@@ -262,12 +263,12 @@ static int panfrost_ioctl_submit(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	job->jc = args->jc;
 	job->requirements = args->requirements;
 	job->flush_id = panfrost_gpu_get_latest_flush_id(pfdev);
-	job->file_priv = file->driver_priv;
+	job->mmu = file_priv->mmu;
 
 	slot = panfrost_job_get_slot(job);
 
 	ret = drm_sched_job_init(&job->base,
-				 &job->file_priv->sched_entity[slot],
+				 &file_priv->sched_entity[slot],
 				 NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_put_job;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
index a6925dbb6224..22c2af1a4627 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void panfrost_job_hw_submit(struct panfrost_job *job, int js)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cfg = panfrost_mmu_as_get(pfdev, job->file_priv->mmu);
+	cfg = panfrost_mmu_as_get(pfdev, job->mmu);
 
 	job_write(pfdev, JS_HEAD_NEXT_LO(js), lower_32_bits(jc_head));
 	job_write(pfdev, JS_HEAD_NEXT_HI(js), upper_32_bits(jc_head));
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static void panfrost_job_handle_err(struct panfrost_device *pfdev,
 		job->jc = 0;
 	}
 
-	panfrost_mmu_as_put(pfdev, job->file_priv->mmu);
+	panfrost_mmu_as_put(pfdev, job->mmu);
 	panfrost_devfreq_record_idle(&pfdev->pfdevfreq);
 
 	if (signal_fence)
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static void panfrost_job_handle_done(struct panfrost_device *pfdev,
 	 * happen when we receive the DONE interrupt while doing a GPU reset).
 	 */
 	job->jc = 0;
-	panfrost_mmu_as_put(pfdev, job->file_priv->mmu);
+	panfrost_mmu_as_put(pfdev, job->mmu);
 	panfrost_devfreq_record_idle(&pfdev->pfdevfreq);
 
 	dma_fence_signal_locked(job->done_fence);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.h
index 77e6d0e6f612..8becc1ba0eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct panfrost_job {
 	struct kref refcount;
 
 	struct panfrost_device *pfdev;
-	struct panfrost_file_priv *file_priv;
+	struct panfrost_mmu *mmu;
 
 	/* Fence to be signaled by IRQ handler when the job is complete. */
 	struct dma_fence *done_fence;