diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
index af43e82f45c7..7f76fc68f498 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ static void i915_gem_object_bump_inactive_ggtt(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_object_has_pinned_pages(obj));
 	if (list_empty(&obj->vma.list))
 		return;
 
@@ -400,12 +399,8 @@ static void i915_gem_object_bump_inactive_ggtt(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 void
 i915_gem_object_unpin_from_display_plane(struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
-
-	assert_object_held(obj);
-
 	/* Bump the LRU to try and avoid premature eviction whilst flipping  */
-	i915_gem_object_bump_inactive_ggtt(obj);
+	i915_gem_object_bump_inactive_ggtt(vma->obj);
 
 	i915_vma_unpin(vma);
 }