diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 42142f269765..bcc1be281de6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 		 * It prevents command submission from occuring and makes
 		 * every pending request fail
 		 */
-		int wedged;
+		atomic_t wedged;
 
 		/** Bit 6 swizzling required for X tiling */
 		uint32_t bit_6_swizzle_x;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 579b3b04ff12..f0f6f668a61e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests(struct drm_device *dev)
 		retiring_seqno = request->seqno;
 
 		if (i915_seqno_passed(seqno, retiring_seqno) ||
-		    dev_priv->mm.wedged) {
+		    atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged)) {
 			i915_gem_retire_request(dev, request);
 
 			list_del(&request->list);
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ i915_wait_request(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t seqno)
 
 	BUG_ON(seqno == 0);
 
-	if (dev_priv->mm.wedged)
+	if (atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged))
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (!i915_seqno_passed(i915_get_gem_seqno(dev), seqno)) {
@@ -1774,11 +1774,11 @@ i915_wait_request(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t seqno)
 		ret = wait_event_interruptible(dev_priv->irq_queue,
 					       i915_seqno_passed(i915_get_gem_seqno(dev),
 								 seqno) ||
-					       dev_priv->mm.wedged);
+					       atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged));
 		i915_user_irq_put(dev);
 		dev_priv->mm.waiting_gem_seqno = 0;
 	}
-	if (dev_priv->mm.wedged)
+	if (atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged))
 		ret = -EIO;
 
 	if (ret && ret != -ERESTARTSYS)
@@ -3359,7 +3359,7 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	i915_verify_inactive(dev, __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
-	if (dev_priv->mm.wedged) {
+	if (atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Execbuf while wedged\n");
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 		ret = -EIO;
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ i915_gem_idle(struct drm_device *dev)
 		if (last_seqno == cur_seqno) {
 			if (stuck++ > 100) {
 				DRM_ERROR("hardware wedged\n");
-				dev_priv->mm.wedged = 1;
+				atomic_set(&dev_priv->mm.wedged, 1);
 				DRM_WAKEUP(&dev_priv->irq_queue);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ i915_gem_idle(struct drm_device *dev)
 	i915_gem_retire_requests(dev);
 
 	spin_lock(&dev_priv->mm.active_list_lock);
-	if (!dev_priv->mm.wedged) {
+	if (!atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged)) {
 		/* Active and flushing should now be empty as we've
 		 * waited for a sequence higher than any pending execbuffer
 		 */
@@ -4204,9 +4204,9 @@ i915_gem_entervt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (dev_priv->mm.wedged) {
+	if (atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Reenabling wedged hardware, good luck\n");
-		dev_priv->mm.wedged = 0;
+		atomic_set(&dev_priv->mm.wedged, 0);
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 8f5276614ce2..13e664ddb611 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -309,12 +309,12 @@ static void i915_error_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	DRM_DEBUG("generating error event\n");
 	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->primary->kdev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, error_event);
 
-	if (dev_priv->mm.wedged) {
+	if (atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged)) {
 		if (IS_I965G(dev)) {
 			DRM_DEBUG("resetting chip\n");
 			kobject_uevent_env(&dev->primary->kdev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, reset_event);
 			if (!i965_reset(dev, GDRST_RENDER)) {
-				dev_priv->mm.wedged = 0;
+				atomic_set(&dev_priv->mm.wedged, 0);
 				kobject_uevent_env(&dev->primary->kdev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, reset_done_event);
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void i915_capture_error_state(struct drm_device *dev)
  * so userspace knows something bad happened (should trigger collection
  * of a ring dump etc.).
  */
-static void i915_handle_error(struct drm_device *dev)
+static void i915_handle_error(struct drm_device *dev, bool wedged)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	u32 eir = I915_READ(EIR);
@@ -495,7 +495,9 @@ static void i915_handle_error(struct drm_device *dev)
 		I915_WRITE(IIR, I915_RENDER_COMMAND_PARSER_ERROR_INTERRUPT);
 	}
 
-	if (dev_priv->mm.wedged) {
+	if (wedged) {
+		atomic_set(&dev_priv->mm.wedged, 1);
+
 		/*
 		 * Wakeup waiting processes so they don't hang
 		 */
@@ -548,7 +550,7 @@ irqreturn_t i915_driver_irq_handler(DRM_IRQ_ARGS)
 		pipeb_stats = I915_READ(PIPEBSTAT);
 
 		if (iir & I915_RENDER_COMMAND_PARSER_ERROR_INTERRUPT)
-			i915_handle_error(dev);
+			i915_handle_error(dev, false);
 
 		/*
 		 * Clear the PIPE(A|B)STAT regs before the IIR
@@ -934,8 +936,7 @@ void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(unsigned long data)
 
 	if (dev_priv->last_acthd == acthd && dev_priv->hangcheck_count > 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung\n");
-		dev_priv->mm.wedged = true; /* Hopefully this is atomic */
-		i915_handle_error(dev);
+		i915_handle_error(dev, true);
 		return;
 	}