diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 243224aeabf82..69bc3b0c43905 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1977,6 +1977,11 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 
 	struct i915_frontbuffer_tracking fb_tracking;
 
+	struct intel_atomic_helper {
+		struct llist_head free_list;
+		struct work_struct free_work;
+	} atomic_helper;
+
 	u16 orig_clock;
 
 	bool mchbar_need_disable;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index f6dd073afdc9a..77f7b1d849a4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -14523,8 +14523,14 @@ intel_atomic_commit_ready(struct i915_sw_fence *fence,
 		break;
 
 	case FENCE_FREE:
-		drm_atomic_state_put(&state->base);
-		break;
+		{
+			struct intel_atomic_helper *helper =
+				&to_i915(state->base.dev)->atomic_helper;
+
+			if (llist_add(&state->freed, &helper->free_list))
+				schedule_work(&helper->free_work);
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -16403,6 +16409,18 @@ static void sanitize_watermarks(struct drm_device *dev)
 	drm_modeset_acquire_fini(&ctx);
 }
 
+static void intel_atomic_helper_free_state(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv =
+		container_of(work, typeof(*dev_priv), atomic_helper.free_work);
+	struct intel_atomic_state *state, *next;
+	struct llist_node *freed;
+
+	freed = llist_del_all(&dev_priv->atomic_helper.free_list);
+	llist_for_each_entry_safe(state, next, freed, freed)
+		drm_atomic_state_put(&state->base);
+}
+
 int intel_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
@@ -16422,6 +16440,9 @@ int intel_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	dev->mode_config.funcs = &intel_mode_funcs;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->atomic_helper.free_work,
+		  intel_atomic_helper_free_state);
+
 	intel_init_quirks(dev);
 
 	intel_init_pm(dev_priv);
@@ -17106,6 +17127,9 @@ void intel_modeset_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
 
+	flush_work(&dev_priv->atomic_helper.free_work);
+	WARN_ON(!llist_empty(&dev_priv->atomic_helper.free_list));
+
 	intel_disable_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index cd132c216a67d..cd72ae171eeb6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ struct intel_atomic_state {
 	struct skl_wm_values wm_results;
 
 	struct i915_sw_fence commit_ready;
+
+	struct llist_node freed;
 };
 
 struct intel_plane_state {