__i915_vma_unpin(vma);
 }
 
+static int __ring_active(struct intel_ring *ring)
+{
+       int err;
+
+       err = i915_active_acquire(&ring->vma->active);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
+       err = intel_ring_pin(ring);
+       if (err)
+               goto err_active;
+
+       return 0;
+
+err_active:
+       i915_active_release(&ring->vma->active);
+       return err;
+}
+
+static void __ring_retire(struct intel_ring *ring)
+{
+       intel_ring_unpin(ring);
+       i915_active_release(&ring->vma->active);
+}
+
 __i915_active_call
 static void __intel_context_retire(struct i915_active *active)
 {
                __context_unpin_state(ce->state);
 
        intel_timeline_unpin(ce->timeline);
-       intel_ring_unpin(ce->ring);
+       __ring_retire(ce->ring);
 
        intel_context_put(ce);
 }
 
        intel_context_get(ce);
 
-       err = intel_ring_pin(ce->ring);
+       err = __ring_active(ce->ring);
        if (err)
                goto err_put;
 
 err_timeline:
        intel_timeline_unpin(ce->timeline);
 err_ring:
-       intel_ring_unpin(ce->ring);
+       __ring_retire(ce->ring);
 err_put:
        intel_context_put(ce);
        return err;