DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("uC fw fetch status FAIL; err %d, fw %p, obj %p\n",
                err, fw, uc_fw->obj);
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
-       obj = uc_fw->obj;
+       obj = fetch_and_zero(&uc_fw->obj);
        if (obj)
                i915_gem_object_put(obj);
-       uc_fw->obj = NULL;
-       mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
        release_firmware(fw);           /* OK even if fw is NULL */
        uc_fw->fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_FAIL;
 void intel_guc_fini(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
        struct intel_uc_fw *guc_fw = &dev_priv->guc.fw;
+       struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 
        mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
        guc_interrupts_release(dev_priv);
        i915_guc_submission_disable(dev_priv);
        i915_guc_submission_fini(dev_priv);
-
-       if (guc_fw->obj)
-               i915_gem_object_put(guc_fw->obj);
-       guc_fw->obj = NULL;
        mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
+       obj = fetch_and_zero(&guc_fw->obj);
+       if (obj)
+               i915_gem_object_put(obj);
+
        guc_fw->fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
 }
 
 void intel_huc_fini(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
        struct intel_uc_fw *huc_fw = &dev_priv->huc.fw;
+       struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
-       if (huc_fw->obj)
-               i915_gem_object_put(huc_fw->obj);
-       huc_fw->obj = NULL;
-       mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
+       obj = fetch_and_zero(&huc_fw->obj);
+       if (obj)
+               i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 
        huc_fw->fetch_status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_NONE;
 }