diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index b37604bbdf1a..5d8cb458f4f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2160,6 +2160,9 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_request {
 	/** file_priv list entry for this request */
 	struct list_head client_list;
 
+	/** process identifier submitting this request */
+	struct pid *pid;
+
 	uint32_t uniq;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 323706cefedf..f28f0dea6c96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2493,6 +2493,8 @@ int __i915_add_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		list_add_tail(&request->client_list,
 			      &file_priv->mm.request_list);
 		spin_unlock(&file_priv->mm.lock);
+
+		request->pid = get_pid(task_pid(current));
 	}
 
 	trace_i915_gem_request_add(request);
@@ -2573,6 +2575,8 @@ static void i915_gem_free_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 	list_del(&request->list);
 	i915_gem_request_remove_from_client(request);
 
+	put_pid(request->pid);
+
 	i915_gem_request_unreference(request);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
index 48ddbf44c862..a982849a5edd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
@@ -994,12 +994,11 @@ static void i915_gem_record_rings(struct drm_device *dev,
 					i915_error_ggtt_object_create(dev_priv,
 							     ring->scratch.obj);
 
-			if (request->file_priv) {
+			if (request->pid) {
 				struct task_struct *task;
 
 				rcu_read_lock();
-				task = pid_task(request->file_priv->file->pid,
-						PIDTYPE_PID);
+				task = pid_task(request->pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
 				if (task) {
 					strcpy(error->ring[i].comm, task->comm);
 					error->ring[i].pid = task->pid;