diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 5a5b4062421a..9808244cb8fe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,11 @@ last_active(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
 	return *last;
 }
 
+#define for_each_waiter(p__, rq__) \
+	list_for_each_entry_lockless(p__, \
+				     &(rq__)->sched.waiters_list, \
+				     wait_link)
+
 static void defer_request(struct i915_request *rq, struct list_head * const pl)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
@@ -1632,7 +1637,7 @@ static void defer_request(struct i915_request *rq, struct list_head * const pl)
 		GEM_BUG_ON(i915_request_is_active(rq));
 		list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link, pl);
 
-		list_for_each_entry(p, &rq->sched.waiters_list, wait_link) {
+		for_each_waiter(p, rq) {
 			struct i915_request *w =
 				container_of(p->waiter, typeof(*w), sched);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
index 5d96cfba40f8..34b654b4e58a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ bool __i915_sched_node_add_dependency(struct i915_sched_node *node,
 
 	if (!node_signaled(signal)) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dep->dfs_link);
-		list_add(&dep->wait_link, &signal->waiters_list);
-		list_add(&dep->signal_link, &node->signalers_list);
 		dep->signaler = signal;
 		dep->waiter = node;
 		dep->flags = flags;
@@ -434,6 +432,10 @@ bool __i915_sched_node_add_dependency(struct i915_sched_node *node,
 		    !node_started(signal))
 			node->flags |= I915_SCHED_HAS_SEMAPHORE_CHAIN;
 
+		/* All set, now publish. Beware the lockless walkers. */
+		list_add(&dep->signal_link, &node->signalers_list);
+		list_add_rcu(&dep->wait_link, &signal->waiters_list);
+
 		/*
 		 * As we do not allow WAIT to preempt inflight requests,
 		 * once we have executed a request, along with triggering