diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 1abfc3f..5fd5080 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1182,8 +1182,7 @@ static void notify_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 			struct i915_request *waiter = wait->request;
 
 			if (waiter &&
-			    !test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT,
-				      &waiter->fence.flags) &&
+			    !i915_request_signaled(waiter) &&
 			    intel_wait_check_request(wait, waiter))
 				rq = i915_request_get(waiter);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index c7ce277..426194e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void __retire_engine_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	spin_unlock(&engine->timeline.lock);
 
 	spin_lock(&rq->lock);
-	if (!test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
+	if (!i915_request_signaled(rq))
 		dma_fence_signal_locked(&rq->fence);
 	if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_ENABLE_SIGNAL_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
 		intel_engine_cancel_signaling(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
index d014b06..c0f084c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ long i915_request_wait(struct i915_request *rq,
 #define I915_WAIT_ALL		BIT(3) /* used by i915_gem_object_wait() */
 #define I915_WAIT_FOR_IDLE_BOOST BIT(4)
 
+static inline bool i915_request_signaled(const struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	return test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags);
+}
+
 static inline bool intel_engine_has_started(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 					    u32 seqno);
 static inline bool intel_engine_has_completed(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index 4fad93f..b58915b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -631,8 +631,7 @@ static int intel_breadcrumbs_signaler(void *arg)
 				rq->signaling.wait.seqno = 0;
 				__list_del_entry(&rq->signaling.link);
 
-				if (!test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT,
-					      &rq->fence.flags)) {
+				if (!i915_request_signaled(rq)) {
 					list_add_tail(&rq->signaling.link,
 						      &list);
 					i915_request_get(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index f0fa0f7..382a126 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static void execlists_cancel_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	list_for_each_entry(rq, &engine->timeline.requests, link) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(!rq->global_seqno);
 
-		if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
+		if (i915_request_signaled(rq))
 			continue;
 
 		dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EIO);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 8b63afa..fdc28a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -6662,7 +6662,7 @@ void gen6_rps_boost(struct i915_request *rq,
 	if (!rps->enabled)
 		return;
 
-	if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
+	if (i915_request_signaled(rq))
 		return;
 
 	/* Serializes with i915_request_retire() */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 26b7274..e39e483 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -836,8 +836,7 @@ static void cancel_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->timeline.requests, link) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(!request->global_seqno);
 
-		if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT,
-			     &request->fence.flags))
+		if (i915_request_signaled(request))
 			continue;
 
 		dma_fence_set_error(&request->fence, -EIO);