diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 0239e9974bf2..2b79588541e7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -2182,9 +2182,8 @@ int i915_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 		/* Flush any outstanding unpin_work. */
 		flush_workqueue(dev_priv->wq);
 
-		i915_gem_free_all_phys_object(dev);
-
 		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+		i915_gem_free_all_phys_object(dev);
 		i915_gem_cleanup_ringbuffer(dev);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 		if (I915_HAS_FBC(dev) && i915_powersave)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index a670c006982e..56a8e2aea19c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -1416,6 +1416,8 @@ void intel_setup_overlay(struct drm_device *dev)
 		goto out_free;
 	overlay->reg_bo = reg_bo;
 
+	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+
 	if (OVERLAY_NEEDS_PHYSICAL(dev)) {
 		ret = i915_gem_attach_phys_object(dev, reg_bo,
 						  I915_GEM_PHYS_OVERLAY_REGS,
@@ -1440,6 +1442,8 @@ void intel_setup_overlay(struct drm_device *dev)
                 }
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+
 	/* init all values */
 	overlay->color_key = 0x0101fe;
 	overlay->brightness = -19;
@@ -1464,6 +1468,7 @@ out_unpin_bo:
 	i915_gem_object_unpin(reg_bo);
 out_free_bo:
 	drm_gem_object_unreference(&reg_bo->base);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 out_free:
 	kfree(overlay);
 	return;