diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 784978d33758..b2428bceadd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1760,6 +1760,7 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 	wait_queue_head_t gmbus_wait_queue;
 
 	struct pci_dev *bridge_dev;
+	struct i915_gem_context *kernel_context;
 	struct intel_engine_cs engine[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *semaphore_obj;
 	uint32_t last_seqno, next_seqno;
@@ -2017,8 +2018,6 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 		void (*stop_engine)(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 	} gt;
 
-	struct i915_gem_context *kernel_context;
-
 	/* perform PHY state sanity checks? */
 	bool chv_phy_assert[2];
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index 7b3c96e6ea37..ac72451c571c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -935,11 +935,12 @@ int i915_guc_submission_enable(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_guc *guc = &dev_priv->guc;
-	struct i915_gem_context *ctx = dev_priv->kernel_context;
 	struct i915_guc_client *client;
 
 	/* client for execbuf submission */
-	client = guc_client_alloc(dev, GUC_CTX_PRIORITY_KMD_NORMAL, ctx);
+	client = guc_client_alloc(dev,
+				  GUC_CTX_PRIORITY_KMD_NORMAL,
+				  dev_priv->kernel_context);
 	if (!client) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to create execbuf guc_client\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;