diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 625f29d29577..c1c67e53473c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -2233,6 +2233,15 @@ intel_pin_and_fence_fb_obj(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (need_vtd_wa(dev) && alignment < 256 * 1024)
 		alignment = 256 * 1024;
 
+	/*
+	 * Global gtt pte registers are special registers which actually forward
+	 * writes to a chunk of system memory. Which means that there is no risk
+	 * that the register values disappear as soon as we call
+	 * intel_runtime_pm_put(), so it is correct to wrap only the
+	 * pin/unpin/fence and not more.
+	 */
+	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
+
 	dev_priv->mm.interruptible = false;
 	ret = i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(obj, alignment, pipelined);
 	if (ret)
@@ -2250,12 +2259,14 @@ intel_pin_and_fence_fb_obj(struct drm_device *dev,
 	i915_gem_object_pin_fence(obj);
 
 	dev_priv->mm.interruptible = true;
+	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 	return 0;
 
 err_unpin:
 	i915_gem_object_unpin_from_display_plane(obj);
 err_interruptible:
 	dev_priv->mm.interruptible = true;
+	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -8240,6 +8251,15 @@ static int intel_crtc_cursor_set_obj(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			goto fail_locked;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Global gtt pte registers are special registers which actually
+		 * forward writes to a chunk of system memory. Which means that
+		 * there is no risk that the register values disappear as soon
+		 * as we call intel_runtime_pm_put(), so it is correct to wrap
+		 * only the pin/unpin/fence and not more.
+		 */
+		intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
+
 		/* Note that the w/a also requires 2 PTE of padding following
 		 * the bo. We currently fill all unused PTE with the shadow
 		 * page and so we should always have valid PTE following the
@@ -8252,16 +8272,20 @@ static int intel_crtc_cursor_set_obj(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		ret = i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(obj, alignment, NULL);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("failed to move cursor bo into the GTT\n");
+			intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 			goto fail_locked;
 		}
 
 		ret = i915_gem_object_put_fence(obj);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("failed to release fence for cursor");
+			intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 			goto fail_unpin;
 		}
 
 		addr = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj);
+
+		intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 	} else {
 		int align = IS_I830(dev) ? 16 * 1024 : 256;
 		ret = i915_gem_object_attach_phys(obj, align);