diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
index 022e00eb79ad7..9570659aa3608 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ void intel_engine_dump(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	struct i915_gpu_error * const error = &engine->i915->gpu_error;
 	struct i915_request *rq;
 	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (header) {
 		va_list ap;
@@ -1490,10 +1491,9 @@ void intel_engine_dump(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		   i915_reset_engine_count(error, engine),
 		   i915_reset_count(error));
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-
 	drm_printf(m, "\tRequests:\n");
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
 	rq = intel_engine_find_active_request(engine);
 	if (rq) {
 		print_request(m, rq, "\t\tactive ");
@@ -1513,8 +1513,7 @@ void intel_engine_dump(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 
 		print_request_ring(m, rq);
 	}
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
 
 	wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get_if_in_use(&engine->i915->runtime_pm);
 	if (wakeref) {
@@ -1676,7 +1675,6 @@ struct i915_request *
 intel_engine_find_active_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct i915_request *request, *active = NULL;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * We are called by the error capture, reset and to dump engine
@@ -1689,7 +1687,7 @@ intel_engine_find_active_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	 * At all other times, we must assume the GPU is still running, but
 	 * we only care about the snapshot of this moment.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->active.lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->active.requests, sched.link) {
 		if (i915_request_completed(request))
 			continue;
@@ -1704,7 +1702,6 @@ intel_engine_find_active_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		active = request;
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
 
 	return active;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
index 78e388fa059cd..c5b89bf4d6161 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
@@ -1411,6 +1411,7 @@ static void gem_record_rings(struct i915_gpu_state *error)
 		struct intel_engine_cs *engine = i915->engine[i];
 		struct drm_i915_error_engine *ee = &error->engine[i];
 		struct i915_request *request;
+		unsigned long flags;
 
 		ee->engine_id = -1;
 
@@ -1422,10 +1423,11 @@ static void gem_record_rings(struct i915_gpu_state *error)
 		error_record_engine_registers(error, engine, ee);
 		error_record_engine_execlists(engine, ee);
 
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
 		request = intel_engine_find_active_request(engine);
 		if (request) {
 			struct i915_gem_context *ctx = request->gem_context;
-			struct intel_ring *ring;
+			struct intel_ring *ring = request->ring;
 
 			ee->vm = ctx->vm ?: &engine->gt->ggtt->vm;
 
@@ -1455,7 +1457,6 @@ static void gem_record_rings(struct i915_gpu_state *error)
 			ee->rq_post = request->postfix;
 			ee->rq_tail = request->tail;
 
-			ring = request->ring;
 			ee->cpu_ring_head = ring->head;
 			ee->cpu_ring_tail = ring->tail;
 			ee->ringbuffer =
@@ -1463,6 +1464,7 @@ static void gem_record_rings(struct i915_gpu_state *error)
 
 			engine_record_requests(engine, request, ee);
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
 
 		ee->hws_page =
 			i915_error_object_create(i915,