diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index a35ec8e027c7b8..37760a3814020c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -2165,19 +2165,18 @@ intel_pin_and_fence_fb_obj(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	 * pin/unpin/fence and not more.
 	 */
 	wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(&dev_priv->runtime_pm);
-	i915_gem_object_lock(obj);
 
 	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->gpu_error.pending_fb_pin);
 
-	pinctl = 0;
-
-	/* Valleyview is definitely limited to scanning out the first
+	/*
+	 * Valleyview is definitely limited to scanning out the first
 	 * 512MiB. Lets presume this behaviour was inherited from the
 	 * g4x display engine and that all earlier gen are similarly
 	 * limited. Testing suggests that it is a little more
 	 * complicated than this. For example, Cherryview appears quite
 	 * happy to scanout from anywhere within its global aperture.
 	 */
+	pinctl = 0;
 	if (HAS_GMCH(dev_priv))
 		pinctl |= PIN_MAPPABLE;
 
@@ -2189,7 +2188,8 @@ intel_pin_and_fence_fb_obj(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	if (uses_fence && i915_vma_is_map_and_fenceable(vma)) {
 		int ret;
 
-		/* Install a fence for tiled scan-out. Pre-i965 always needs a
+		/*
+		 * Install a fence for tiled scan-out. Pre-i965 always needs a
 		 * fence, whereas 965+ only requires a fence if using
 		 * framebuffer compression.  For simplicity, we always, when
 		 * possible, install a fence as the cost is not that onerous.
@@ -2219,8 +2219,6 @@ intel_pin_and_fence_fb_obj(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	i915_vma_get(vma);
 err:
 	atomic_dec(&dev_priv->gpu_error.pending_fb_pin);
-
-	i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(&dev_priv->runtime_pm, wakeref);
 	return vma;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_overlay.c
index 8cfb785e761cc1..2a44b3be2600c7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_overlay.c
@@ -758,10 +758,8 @@ static int intel_overlay_do_put_image(struct intel_overlay *overlay,
 
 	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->gpu_error.pending_fb_pin);
 
-	i915_gem_object_lock(new_bo);
 	vma = i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(new_bo,
 						   0, NULL, PIN_MAPPABLE);
-	i915_gem_object_unlock(new_bo);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		goto out_pin_section;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
index 808eb327a29bde..53e28e417cc9a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
@@ -187,21 +187,23 @@ int i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	assert_object_held(obj);
-
 	if (obj->cache_level == cache_level)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_unbind(obj, I915_GEM_OBJECT_UNBIND_ACTIVE);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_lock_interruptible(obj);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* The cache-level will be applied when each vma is rebound. */
+	/* Always invalidate stale cachelines */
+	if (obj->cache_level != cache_level) {
+		i915_gem_object_set_cache_coherency(obj, cache_level);
+		obj->cache_dirty = true;
+	}
 
-	i915_gem_object_set_cache_coherency(obj, cache_level);
-	obj->cache_dirty = true; /* Always invalidate stale cachelines */
+	i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
 
-	return 0;
+	/* The cache-level will be applied when each vma is rebound. */
+	return i915_gem_object_unbind(obj, I915_GEM_OBJECT_UNBIND_ACTIVE);
 }
 
 int i915_gem_get_caching_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
@@ -282,20 +284,7 @@ int i915_gem_set_caching_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (obj->cache_level == level)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = i915_gem_object_wait(obj,
-				   I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE,
-				   MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = i915_gem_object_lock_interruptible(obj);
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		ret = i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(obj, level);
-		i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
-	}
+	ret = i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(obj, level);
 
 out:
 	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
@@ -318,8 +307,6 @@ i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	int ret;
 
-	assert_object_held(obj);
-
 	/* Frame buffer must be in LMEM (no migration yet) */
 	if (HAS_LMEM(i915) && !i915_gem_object_is_lmem(obj))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -362,13 +349,7 @@ i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 
 	vma->display_alignment = max_t(u64, vma->display_alignment, alignment);
 
-	__i915_gem_object_flush_for_display(obj);
-
-	/*
-	 * It should now be out of any other write domains, and we can update
-	 * the domain values for our changes.
-	 */
-	obj->read_domains |= I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT;
+	i915_gem_object_flush_if_display(obj);
 
 	return vma;
 }