return ret;
 
        reset_counter = atomic_read(&dev_priv->gpu_error.reset_counter);
+       i915_gem_request_reference(req);
        mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
        ret = __i915_wait_seqno(ring, seqno, reset_counter, true, NULL,
                                file_priv);
        mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+       i915_gem_request_unreference(req);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        struct drm_i915_gem_wait *args = data;
        struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+       struct drm_i915_gem_request *req;
        struct intel_engine_cs *ring = NULL;
        unsigned reset_counter;
        u32 seqno = 0;
        if (!obj->active || !obj->last_read_req)
                goto out;
 
-       seqno = i915_gem_request_get_seqno(obj->last_read_req);
+       req = obj->last_read_req;
+       seqno = i915_gem_request_get_seqno(req);
        WARN_ON(seqno == 0);
        ring = obj->ring;
 
 
        drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
        reset_counter = atomic_read(&dev_priv->gpu_error.reset_counter);
+       i915_gem_request_reference(req);
        mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
-       return __i915_wait_seqno(ring, seqno, reset_counter, true,
-                                &args->timeout_ns, file->driver_priv);
+       ret = __i915_wait_seqno(ring, seqno, reset_counter, true, &args->timeout_ns,
+                          file->driver_priv);
+       mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+       i915_gem_request_unreference(req);
+       mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+       return ret;
 
 out:
        drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
                target = request;
        }
        reset_counter = atomic_read(&dev_priv->gpu_error.reset_counter);
+       if (target)
+               i915_gem_request_reference(target);
        spin_unlock(&file_priv->mm.lock);
 
        if (target == NULL)
        if (ret == 0)
                queue_delayed_work(dev_priv->wq, &dev_priv->mm.retire_work, 0);
 
+       mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+       i915_gem_request_unreference(target);
+       mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+
        return ret;
 }