diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 74f1d78cbe2e5..1943b8f0e6844 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1606,6 +1606,7 @@ struct skl_wm_level {
  */
 struct i915_runtime_pm {
 	atomic_t wakeref_count;
+	atomic_t atomic_seq;
 	bool suspended;
 	bool irqs_enabled;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index eff7d2e7d71b8..d523ebb2f89db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1446,6 +1446,23 @@ assert_rpm_wakelock_held(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		  "RPM wakelock ref not held during HW access");
 }
 
+static inline int
+assert_rpm_atomic_begin(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	int seq = atomic_read(&dev_priv->pm.atomic_seq);
+
+	assert_rpm_wakelock_held(dev_priv);
+
+	return seq;
+}
+
+static inline void
+assert_rpm_atomic_end(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int begin_seq)
+{
+	WARN_ONCE(atomic_read(&dev_priv->pm.atomic_seq) != begin_seq,
+		  "HW access outside of RPM atomic section\n");
+}
+
 /**
  * disable_rpm_wakeref_asserts - disable the RPM assert checks
  * @dev_priv: i915 device instance
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 3232305301ca9..8d0d6f59a72be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -7247,4 +7247,5 @@ void intel_pm_setup(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	dev_priv->pm.suspended = false;
 	atomic_set(&dev_priv->pm.wakeref_count, 0);
+	atomic_set(&dev_priv->pm.atomic_seq, 0);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
index 4c80d2adac705..a0b9eaf77fe90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
@@ -2287,7 +2287,8 @@ void intel_runtime_pm_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	struct device *device = &dev->pdev->dev;
 
 	assert_rpm_wakelock_held(dev_priv);
-	atomic_dec(&dev_priv->pm.wakeref_count);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&dev_priv->pm.wakeref_count))
+		atomic_inc(&dev_priv->pm.atomic_seq);
 
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(device);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(device);