struct intel_overlay {
        struct drm_i915_private *i915;
+       struct intel_context *context;
        struct intel_crtc *crtc;
        struct i915_vma *vma;
        struct i915_vma *old_vma;
 
 static struct i915_request *alloc_request(struct intel_overlay *overlay)
 {
-       struct intel_engine_cs *engine = overlay->i915->engine[RCS0];
-
-       return i915_request_create(engine->kernel_context);
+       return i915_request_create(overlay->context);
 }
 
 /* overlay needs to be disable in OCMD reg */
        if (!HAS_OVERLAY(dev_priv))
                return;
 
+       if (!HAS_ENGINE(dev_priv, RCS0))
+               return;
+
        overlay = kzalloc(sizeof(*overlay), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!overlay)
                return;
 
        overlay->i915 = dev_priv;
+       overlay->context = dev_priv->engine[RCS0]->kernel_context;
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!overlay->context);
 
        overlay->color_key = 0x0101fe;
        overlay->color_key_enabled = true;