diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 82094b9f5ba7..7f8a4eba98b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -751,7 +751,10 @@ i915_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	rq->infix = rq->ring->emit; /* end of header; start of user payload */
 
 	/* Check that we didn't interrupt ourselves with a new request */
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->timeline->mutex);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(rq->timeline->seqno != rq->fence.seqno);
+	rq->cookie = lockdep_pin_lock(&rq->timeline->mutex);
+
 	return rq;
 
 err_unwind:
@@ -1070,6 +1073,8 @@ void i915_request_add(struct i915_request *request)
 		  engine->name, request->fence.context, request->fence.seqno);
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&request->timeline->mutex);
+	lockdep_unpin_lock(&request->timeline->mutex, request->cookie);
+
 	trace_i915_request_add(request);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
index cd6c130964cd..875be6f71412 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define I915_REQUEST_H
 
 #include <linux/dma-fence.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 
 #include "i915_gem.h"
 #include "i915_scheduler.h"
@@ -120,6 +121,15 @@ struct i915_request {
 	 */
 	unsigned long rcustate;
 
+	/*
+	 * We pin the timeline->mutex while constructing the request to
+	 * ensure that no caller accidentally drops it during construction.
+	 * The timeline->mutex must be held to ensure that only this caller
+	 * can use the ring and manipulate the associated timeline during
+	 * construction.
+	 */
+	struct pin_cookie cookie;
+
 	/*
 	 * Fences for the various phases in the request's lifetime.
 	 *