diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index ca95ab2f4cfa3..8ab8e8e6a086a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -719,11 +719,6 @@ i915_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	 */
 	rq->head = rq->ring->emit;
 
-	/* Unconditionally invalidate GPU caches and TLBs. */
-	ret = engine->emit_flush(rq, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_unwind;
-
 	ret = engine->request_alloc(rq);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unwind;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 3a47a4732faeb..a9084a54c0f4c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1276,17 +1276,20 @@ static int execlists_request_alloc(struct i915_request *request)
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!request->hw_context->pin_count);
 
-	/* Flush enough space to reduce the likelihood of waiting after
+	/*
+	 * Flush enough space to reduce the likelihood of waiting after
 	 * we start building the request - in which case we will just
 	 * have to repeat work.
 	 */
 	request->reserved_space += EXECLISTS_REQUEST_SIZE;
 
-	ret = intel_ring_wait_for_space(request->ring, request->reserved_space);
+	/* Unconditionally invalidate GPU caches and TLBs. */
+	ret = request->engine->emit_flush(request, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Note that after this point, we have committed to using
+	/*
+	 * Note that after this point, we have committed to using
 	 * this request as it is being used to both track the
 	 * state of engine initialisation and liveness of the
 	 * golden renderstate above. Think twice before you try
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index c5eb26a7ee796..16084749adf54 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1820,13 +1820,15 @@ static int ring_request_alloc(struct i915_request *request)
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!request->hw_context->pin_count);
 
-	/* Flush enough space to reduce the likelihood of waiting after
+	/*
+	 * Flush enough space to reduce the likelihood of waiting after
 	 * we start building the request - in which case we will just
 	 * have to repeat work.
 	 */
 	request->reserved_space += LEGACY_REQUEST_SIZE;
 
-	ret = intel_ring_wait_for_space(request->ring, request->reserved_space);
+	/* Unconditionally invalidate GPU caches and TLBs. */
+	ret = request->engine->emit_flush(request, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;