diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 97804a3be67c..049482f5d9ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3132,4 +3132,11 @@ wait_remaining_ms_from_jiffies(unsigned long timestamp_jiffies, int to_wait_ms)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline void i915_trace_irq_get(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				      struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
+{
+	if (ring->trace_irq_req == NULL && ring->irq_get(ring))
+		i915_gem_request_assign(&ring->trace_irq_req, req);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index b9222a76e52f..0751ec9a96f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2786,11 +2786,10 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 		i915_gem_free_request(request);
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(ring->trace_irq_seqno &&
-		     i915_seqno_passed(ring->get_seqno(ring, true),
-				       ring->trace_irq_seqno))) {
+	if (unlikely(ring->trace_irq_req &&
+		     i915_gem_request_completed(ring->trace_irq_req, true))) {
 		ring->irq_put(ring);
-		ring->trace_irq_seqno = 0;
+		i915_gem_request_assign(&ring->trace_irq_req, NULL);
 	}
 
 	WARN_ON(i915_verify_lists(ring->dev));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
index 2c0327b66618..2ade958f28f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_gem_ring_dispatch,
 			   __entry->ring = ring->id;
 			   __entry->seqno = i915_gem_request_get_seqno(req);
 			   __entry->flags = flags;
-			   i915_trace_irq_get(ring, __entry->seqno);
+			   i915_trace_irq_get(ring, req);
 			   ),
 
 	    TP_printk("dev=%u, ring=%u, seqno=%u, flags=%x",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 2a84bd9688a8..39e303d83e91 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ struct  intel_engine_cs {
 
 	unsigned irq_refcount; /* protected by dev_priv->irq_lock */
 	u32		irq_enable_mask;	/* bitmask to enable ring interrupt */
-	u32		trace_irq_seqno;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *trace_irq_req;
 	bool __must_check (*irq_get)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 	void		(*irq_put)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
@@ -442,10 +442,4 @@ intel_ring_get_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	return ring->outstanding_lazy_request;
 }
 
-static inline void i915_trace_irq_get(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, u32 seqno)
-{
-	if (ring->trace_irq_seqno == 0 && ring->irq_get(ring))
-		ring->trace_irq_seqno = seqno;
-}
-
 #endif /* _INTEL_RINGBUFFER_H_ */