diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index dc2f4f26c961..5defc37d8adb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ struct intel_overlay {
 	u32 flip_addr;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *reg_bo;
 	/* flip handling */
-	uint32_t last_flip_req;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *last_flip_req;
 	void (*flip_tail)(struct intel_overlay *);
 };
 
@@ -217,17 +217,20 @@ static int intel_overlay_do_wait_request(struct intel_overlay *overlay,
 	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(overlay->last_flip_req);
-	ret = i915_add_request(ring, &overlay->last_flip_req);
+	i915_gem_request_assign(&overlay->last_flip_req,
+					     ring->outstanding_lazy_request);
+	ret = i915_add_request(ring, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	overlay->flip_tail = tail;
-	ret = i915_wait_seqno(ring, overlay->last_flip_req);
+	ret = i915_wait_seqno(ring,
+			 i915_gem_request_get_seqno(overlay->last_flip_req));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	i915_gem_retire_requests(dev);
 
-	overlay->last_flip_req = 0;
+	i915_gem_request_assign(&overlay->last_flip_req, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -286,7 +289,10 @@ static int intel_overlay_continue(struct intel_overlay *overlay,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, flip_addr);
 	intel_ring_advance(ring);
 
-	return i915_add_request(ring, &overlay->last_flip_req);
+	WARN_ON(overlay->last_flip_req);
+	i915_gem_request_assign(&overlay->last_flip_req,
+					     ring->outstanding_lazy_request);
+	return i915_add_request(ring, NULL);
 }
 
 static void intel_overlay_release_old_vid_tail(struct intel_overlay *overlay)
@@ -366,10 +372,11 @@ static int intel_overlay_recover_from_interrupt(struct intel_overlay *overlay)
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = &dev_priv->ring[RCS];
 	int ret;
 
-	if (overlay->last_flip_req == 0)
+	if (overlay->last_flip_req == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = i915_wait_seqno(ring, overlay->last_flip_req);
+	ret = i915_wait_seqno(ring,
+			 i915_gem_request_get_seqno(overlay->last_flip_req));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	i915_gem_retire_requests(dev);
@@ -377,7 +384,7 @@ static int intel_overlay_recover_from_interrupt(struct intel_overlay *overlay)
 	if (overlay->flip_tail)
 		overlay->flip_tail(overlay);
 
-	overlay->last_flip_req = 0;
+	i915_gem_request_assign(&overlay->last_flip_req, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }