diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index edb768a39a409..ce9857b891536 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2190,26 +2190,8 @@ int __must_check i915_gem_set_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 seqno);
 int __must_check i915_gem_object_get_fence(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 int __must_check i915_gem_object_put_fence(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 
-static inline bool
-i915_gem_object_pin_fence(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
-{
-	if (obj->fence_reg != I915_FENCE_REG_NONE) {
-		struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = obj->base.dev->dev_private;
-		dev_priv->fence_regs[obj->fence_reg].pin_count++;
-		return true;
-	} else
-		return false;
-}
-
-static inline void
-i915_gem_object_unpin_fence(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
-{
-	if (obj->fence_reg != I915_FENCE_REG_NONE) {
-		struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = obj->base.dev->dev_private;
-		WARN_ON(dev_priv->fence_regs[obj->fence_reg].pin_count <= 0);
-		dev_priv->fence_regs[obj->fence_reg].pin_count--;
-	}
-}
+bool i915_gem_object_pin_fence(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
+void i915_gem_object_unpin_fence(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 
 struct drm_i915_gem_request *
 i915_gem_find_active_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index a000a8bf955be..fa5b5ab2df9b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3913,6 +3913,32 @@ i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 		obj->pin_mappable = false;
 }
 
+bool
+i915_gem_object_pin_fence(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	if (obj->fence_reg != I915_FENCE_REG_NONE) {
+		struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = obj->base.dev->dev_private;
+		struct i915_vma *ggtt_vma = i915_gem_obj_to_ggtt(obj);
+
+		WARN_ON(!ggtt_vma ||
+			dev_priv->fence_regs[obj->fence_reg].pin_count >
+			ggtt_vma->pin_count);
+		dev_priv->fence_regs[obj->fence_reg].pin_count++;
+		return true;
+	} else
+		return false;
+}
+
+void
+i915_gem_object_unpin_fence(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	if (obj->fence_reg != I915_FENCE_REG_NONE) {
+		struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = obj->base.dev->dev_private;
+		WARN_ON(dev_priv->fence_regs[obj->fence_reg].pin_count <= 0);
+		dev_priv->fence_regs[obj->fence_reg].pin_count--;
+	}
+}
+
 int
 i915_gem_pin_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		   struct drm_file *file)